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SOPA and PIPA: Just the Facts The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA) have been making headlines, but what are they, exactly? Here are the facts. 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 Opera: White House Shuts Down Proposed Online Anti-Piracy Bill SOPA Opera: White House Shuts Down Proposed Online Anti-Piracy Bill SOPA explained: What it is and why it matters The tech industry is abuzz about SOPA and PIPA, a pair of anti-piracy bills. Here's why they're controversial, and how they would change the digital landscape if they became law. Where Do SOPA & PIPA Stand Now? Over the weekend, there was a maelstrom of activity surrounding the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA). With the U.S. House of Representatives reconvening today and the Senate following next week, now is a good time to catch a collective breath and figure out the status of the two bills. 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. These Websites Are Going Dark to Protest SOPA Wednesday [More from Mashable: SOPA Author Attacks Wikipedia, Schedules Debate on Bill] SOPA vs. PIPA: Anti-piracy bills, uproar explained If you've been paying attention to the increasingly heated debate over the "Stop Online Piracy Act" (SOPA), you may have noticed a significant spike in today's news about the "Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011," or PROTECT IP Act (PIPA, for short). Newsletters and blog posts have flooded in, with the declaration that "PIPA is the ... 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. January 18 SOPA/PIPA blackout: A quick guide Starting at midnight Eastern Standard Time on Wednesday, January 18, all 3.8 million English-language articles of Wikipedia will go "black" for 24 hours, in protest of the "Stop Online Piracy Act" (SOPA) and the "PROTECT IP Act" (PIPA). Wikipedia will be joined by thousands of other sites, all of which will be blacked out for between 12 and 24 hours. In anticipation of the confusion this will ...
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