Anti SOPA/PIPA Protest: How it happened and what you can do

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 19, 2012

[ Thanks to finid
for this link. ]

“The protest against Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect
Intellectual Property Act (PIPA) has come and gone, but the fight
is just getting started. Proponents of SOPA, a legislative proposal
thought to be dead by those opposing it, have promised to make
another pass at making it the law of the land, and PIPA is due for
a test vote on January 24. This thing is just getting started.

“If you have been living under a pebble and have no idea what
SOPA and PIPA mean, watch this video.”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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