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SOPA's sponsor in the House, Chairman Smith, called Wikipedia's blackout a "publicity stunt" saying: "It is ironic that a website dedicated to providing information is spreading misinformation about the Stop Online Piracy Act." Smith went on to insist that SOPA "will not harm Wikipedia, domestic blogs or social networking sites". [188]
SOPA and PIPA protests were overlapped and followed by protests against the ACTA treaty, which would have been similar in its effects. The ACTA treaty was signed by 22 European Union Member States in Europe, and was expected to be signed before March 2012 by the remaining states: Cyprus, Estonia, Netherlands and Slovakia.
A January 20, 2012, editorial in the Daily Kos described Wyden as "The biggest SOPA/PIPA hero". [38] After Senator Wyden, Senator Moran was one of the first Senators to recognize the problems with PIPA and to take a stand against the bill [ 39 ] Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown (R) also publicly voiced his opposition to the legislation as well ...
SOPA, or the Stop Online Piracy Act snaking its way through Congress, stands to transform the Internet in the worst way. Zynga joined a number of traditional game companies like Epic Games, Red 5 ...
The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and PROTECT IP Act (PIPA) found broad support from organizations that rely on copyright, including the Motion Picture Association of America, [1] the Recording Industry Association of America, [1] Macmillan Publishers, Viacom, and various other companies and unions in the cable, movie, and music industries.
The Center for Democracy and Technology warned, "If SOPA and PIPA are enacted, the US government must be prepared for other governments to follow suit, in service to whatever social policies they believe are important—whether restricting hate speech, insults to public officials, or political dissent." [18]
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As far as Friday's go, January 20 is certainly the best one in 2012 so far, and likely for some time. (You know, unless it starts raining Skittles next Friday or something.) Internet companies ...