- Little more than an hour into the first Internet strike, major websites like Wikipedia and Craigslist remained dark to protest controversial anti-piracy legislation and more promised to follow in the morning. (Los Angeles Times)
- 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. (Forbes)
- In protest of the Stop Online Piracy Act, Wikipedia will go dark tomorrow. From 5 a.m. GMT tomorrow to 5 a.m. GMT Thursday, the English version of the website will be inaccessible to anyone around the globe. (Hotair.com)
- The authors of controversial piracy legislation are dismissing website blackouts planned for Wednesday as a "publicity stunt" designed to "stoke fear" among the public. (Politico.com)
- And supporters of the copyright bills dismissed the blackout as a "stunt House leadership aides are reluctant to talk much about SOPAs prospects, pointing to the fact that its stuck in the Judiciary Committee. (Politico.com)
- Hundreds, if not thousands of websites are expected to go dark or alter themselves Wednesday to protest proposed U.S. anti-piracy legislation that many believe goes too far fighting online copyright and trademark infringement. (Wired News)
- With growing opposition against the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), an imminent blackout protest to kick off tomorrow, and a postponed vote on the legislation, it seemed as though SOPA was close to being dead. (SlashGear)
- Dont worry, Google will not join the SOPA Blackout of Reddit and Wikipedia (which is already devastating enough for users who heavily rely on these sites). (International Business Times)
- The encyclopedia wiki site will have a 24-hour blackout Wednesday in protest of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). Several other tech companies have stated opposition to the proposed legislation, while many media companies embrace it. (CNN (blog))
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Sopa blackout
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