Is The Game To Be Sold Or Told? The SOPA Debate Made Simple

 

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What are SOPA and PIPA?

SOPA and PIPA represent two bills in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate respectively. SOPA is short for the “Stop Online Piracy Act,” and PIPA is an acronym for the “Protect IP Act.” (“IP” stands for “intellectual property.”) In short, these bills are efforts to stop copyright infringement committed by foreign web sites, but, in our opinion, they do so in a way that actually infringes free expression while harming the Internet. Detailed information about these bills can be found in the Stop Online Piracy Act and PROTECT IP Act articles on Wikipedia, which are available during the blackout. GovTrack lets you follow both bills through the legislative process: SOPA on this page, and PIPA on this one. The Electronic Frontier Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to advocating for the public interest in the digital realm, has summarized why these bills are simply unacceptable in a world that values an open, secure, and free Internet.

Source :”Blacked Out” Wikipedia.com (English Version - 1/18/2011)

Welcome Home.
Today marks the start of the anticipated SOPA protests by some of the worlds most popular and active web destinations in the form of what is known as a website blackout, and in my honest opinion, the best thing to do in this instance is to just go with the flow, and black it on out accordingly!