SOPA Author Attacks Wikipedia, Schedules Debate on Bill The architect of SOPA, Rep. Lamar Smith, has scheduled a markup session next month in which the bill might be altered. SOPA Blackout: Gamers, Developers Head Protest Of US Bill Gamers, media and developers unite against the United States' Stop Online Piracy Act. SOPA, the controversial US anti-piracy bill is being protested across the world today, with 24-gour online blackouts from sites such as Wikipedia and Reddit - but it's the games industry, media and community making most waves online. SOPA, otherwise know as the Stop Online Piracy Act is currently under ... SOPA's Creator Aims To Resuscitate Bill After Protest Blackout Representative Lamar Smith has spent the last three months going to war with the entire Internet. And a few of the web?s biggest sites going on strike isn?t about to stop him now. With a vote on SOPA indefinitely delayed, several of the most controversial portions of the bill excised and the White House committed ... SOPA anti-piracy bill markup to resume next month, lawmaker says SOPA: Despite the anti-SOPA protests scheduled for Jan. 18, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith says Congress will reexamine the bill in February. SOPA Opponent Issa Says Rival OPEN Bill Now Has More Sponsors Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) said Tuesday his bill rivaling the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act pending in the U.S. Congress now has more co-sponsors than SOPA. SOPA Sponsor Calls Protests a 'Publicity Stunt' as Google Joins Up Google on Tuesday confirmed that it too will join Wednesday's SOPA/PIPA protest, while SOPA bill sponsor Rep. Lamar Smith called the blackouts a publicity stunt. Why SOPA Is Dangerous I'm sure you've heard by now that SOPA is bad and would ruin the Internet, but have you actually read the bill? If not, it's worth reading, for two reasons. First, if you are going to oppose a bill, you should know exactly what you're opposing, not just the vague principle behind it. Second, it'll provide you with a valuable insight: that these bills are written in an attempt to obscure the truth. SOPA Opera: White House Shuts Down Proposed Online Anti-Piracy Bill SOPA Opera: White House Shuts Down Proposed Online Anti-Piracy Bill Congress to suspend SOPA: report US lawmakers are planning to suspend the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) bill after the Obama administration released a statement addressing SOPA concerns. read more SOPA Opera: White House Shuts Down Online Anti-Piracy Bill SOPA Opera: White House Shuts Down Online Anti-Piracy Bill
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Wednesday, January 18, 2012
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