Mashable editor in chief Lance Ulanoff explores what SOPA would mean for content distribution on the web. It looks like 1994. Q: What does the proposed SOPA (“Stop Online Piracy Act”) legislation have in common with gun control? A: Both would punish the innocent for the bad acts of a guilty few. Under the guise [...]
Thought the White House was able to put enough of smackdown on SOPA to kill the bill entirely? You thought wrong. We'd heard that. Generally, Google's trademark bare home page has only been used to celebrate significant birthdays and events with Google Doodles, or to promote Go Thought the White House was able to put [...]
It is joining the Anti-SOPA/PIPA movement by participating in Wednesday January 18th's website access blackout. NEW YORK, Jan 17 – Shadowville.com, a well known provider of music instrumentals for free and for purchase, announced today that it will be Many sites are taking a stand with the SOPA movement by blacking out their web site [...]
By Hayley Tsukayama LEADING THE DAY: The debate over online piracy continues at 10 am Friday, following a marathon session Thursday. Lawmakers representing the interests of old media and new media traded barbs over the effects of Stop Online Piracy Act Smith announced a revised version of SOPA earlier this week. Cerf, now a vice [...]
Ryan Grim contributed reporting WASHINGTON — A month ago, Google lobbyist Katherine Oyama absorbed one of the more unusual congressional tongue-lashings in years when she appeared before a hearing of the House Big media groups like the MPAA and the RIAA have historically targeted college campuses with “anti-piracy” measures, and the Stop Online Piracy Act [...]
The notorious internet censorship bill known as SOPA is going to mark-up in the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday, and ahead of the meeting the committee chairman, Rep. Lamar Smith [R, TX], has pulled a neat little By Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas) – 12/14/11 01:30 PM ET If you've read recent articles in The Hill [...]
