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Giving in: alternatives to pirating media

Giving in: alternatives to pirating media

Kris Mitchell January 25, 2012

This month, Wikipedia shut down its English website to protest the congressional SOPA and PIPA bills. Google censored its own logo in order to inform the public on what they believe is a threat to an open...

SOPA, PIPA infringe on liberty

Brad Tipper January 19, 2012

  By Brad Tipper @bradtipper   Yesterday, an estimated 7,000 web sites instituted blackouts to protest provisions within two anti-piracy bills in Congress: the Senate’s Protect IP Act and the House’s...

Websites go dark to protest proposed laws

Websites go dark to protest proposed laws

Ashanka Kumari January 19, 2012

As a form of protest against the Stop Online Piracy Act in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Protect IP Act in the U.S. Senate, Wikipedia, along with other websites, including Google, Reddit and...