Go to Wikipedia today, January 18, and read what it says about The Stop Online Piracy Act (Sopa) and Protect Intellectual Property Act (Pipa)
Click on learn more.
Click on learn more.
Also look what Google has done to bring attention to the same issue.
If you wish to, you can choose this topic to express your opinion instead of the other topics for assignment 15
Wikipedia's blacked-out message of yesterday's protest was replaced with a white "thank you"
If you wish to, you can choose this topic to express your opinion instead of the other topics for assignment 15
UPDATE -Jan 19
The following is an article from BBC news posted Jan. 19
Sopa and Pipa protests not over, says Wikipedia
Wikipedia's blacked-out message of yesterday's protest was replaced with a white "thank you"After a 24-hour blackout, Wikipedia has returned to full working order but declared: "We're not done yet."
The site had blocked its content for 24 hours in protest at proposed anti-piracy legislation in the US.
The encyclopaedia said the site had been viewed 162 million times, with eight million people following instructions to contact politicians.
The protest led to eight US lawmakers withdrawing their support for the proposed bills.
Two of the bill's co-sponsors, Marco Rubio from Florida and Roy Blunt from Missouri, are among those who have withdrawn their support after "legitimate concerns".
But backers of the legislation, led by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), described the action as an "irresponsible" publicity "stunt".
The Stop Online Piracy Act (Sopa) and Protect Intellectual Property Act (Pipa) have caused considerable controversy among internet users and businesses since the plans were proposed in October last year.
-read more at-http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16628143
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