We also compiled and submitted thoughtful and informative communications to the Senate and the House of Representatives concerning the proposed SOPA/PIPA legislation, and we mobilized others to do the same.
We don’t mind acronyms when they’re not evil like, say, SOPA or PIPA, for example. It’s not easy to empower and trust employees to actively participate in your organization’s social media strategy, says Josh Bernoff, but it’s absolutely necessary.
It seems RIAA President Cary Sherman is still steamed that Google was able to derail the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA) by encouraging more than 7 million people to sign petitions opposing the legislation.
Late last week, announcements came down putting both PIPA and SOPA on hold. PIPA, in particular, may be up for a vote in just a few weeks. Senator Harry Reid closed his press release announcement with a promise for PIPA’s return:
Searches for variations of SOPA and PIPA were (day of 1/16/12) driving about half as much search traffic as searches for variations of 'Kim Kardashian'. As announced in advance by Google UK's Webmaster Trends Analyst Pierre Far, the search giant...
Google added 4.5 million names to a petition opposing controversial anti-piracy bills SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (Protect IP Act), the Los Angeles Times reported. The petition, which is still available via Google’s End Piracy, Not...
Jarboe doesn’t believe PIPA/SOPA can be made fair and should be scrapped. The fact that a law like SOPA or PIPA can be fast-tracked with no mention on the nightly news, no debate, in closed sessions Bills like SOPA and PIPA, though, are like...
To call attention to two bills that would result in massive web censorship and hurt American businesses, Google today has carried through on its promise to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA) by blacking out its...
Co-founder Sergey Brin in December posted on Google+ about SOPA and Protect IP Act (PIPA):
imagine my astonishment when the newest threat to free speech has come from none other but the United States.
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