Wikipedia black out in Piracy Protest


Wikipedia is holding a 24 hour blackout of it's English language pages in protest of proposed new anti piracy legislation in the U.S.
Instead, Wikipedia is showing a splash page which says; "the U.S. Congress is considering legislation that could fatally damage the free and open Internet."
Google and Craiglist are protesting by featuring pleas that the U.S. public contact members of Congress and urge them to vote against the Stop Online Piracy Act, (SOPA), and the Senate version called Protect IP. Craiglist's snarky note: "Corporate paymasters, KEEP THOSE CLAMMY HANDS OFF THE INTERNET!"
SOPA is a bill that intends to allow corporations to censor the Internet and target rogue sites, according to cnet, these are; 'Web sites that happen to be located in a nation more hospitable to copyright infringement than the United States is.'
Cnet is hosting a FAQ on the Act at; http://news.cnet.com/8301-31921_3-57329001-281/how-sopa-would-affect-you-faq/?tag=mncol;txt
SOPA was announced in October by Republican Lamar Smith and has proved hugely controversial and produced a fierce outcry from the US public and Internet businesses.
The bill is expected to be voted in next week.

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