UFC among sports' big spenders with DC lobbyists
MMAjunkie.com
Unfortunately, that bill became part of the Senate's Protect IP Act, PIPA, and became part of SOPA on the House side. And as I'm sure you're aware, those bills were much more expansive than simply taking something that's already a misdemeanor and …

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UFC among sports' big spenders with DC lobbyists
USA TODAY
Unfortunately, that bill became part of the Senate's Protect IP Act, PIPA, and became part of SOPA on the House side. And as I'm sure you're aware, those bills were much more expansive than simply taking something that's already a misdemeanor and …

Will Obama Support Internet Freedom in his Second Term?
OpEdNews
In January, President Obama was caught in a dilemma: The entertainment industry wanted to stop online piracy with SOPA and PIPA, but large Internet and communications companies feared that such legislation would cut into their profits.

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Hackers group Anonymous may target BJP site next in protest of internet censorship
VC Circle
Earlier, in response to the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), the hackers group took down/disabled a number of websites like that of the Justice Department (USA), the FBI, Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and the Universal Music Group, …

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Internet Society: Treaties Like ACTA Won't Solve Piracy
ReadWriteWeb
But the disparity between the way governments work and the way the Internet operates has only widened in the last year. Now, the Internet Society's lead policy spokesperson says that governments won't be able to solve issues like piracy as long as they …

OVERNIGHT TECH: Lawmakers urge companies to join Twitter's Do Not Track pledge
The Hill (blog)
Entertainment companies argued that tough new measures were necessary to protect their industry's jobs and profits, but Web companies said the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) would stifle innovation and censor speech. The White House eventually issued a …

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The Price Of A Swift Pigeon: Try $328000
NPR
Here, Yi Minna, the chief operating officer at the Pipa pigeon auction house, is shown in Knesselare, Belgium, last year. To the average observer, they look like ordinary pigeons, caged into a balcony in a high-rise Beijing apartment.

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Why Hollywood is doomed
Washington Post
… Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the Senate and the Protect Intellectual Property Act (PIPA) in the House — into law. These pieces of legislation assume guilt on the part of content consumers while simultaneously erasing their rights to privacy.

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Yochai Benkler – 'The networked public sphere': framing the public discourse …
The Guardian
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