On Wednesday, January 18, 2012, NaturalNews.com went “dark” to protest SOPA, the “Stop Online Piracy Act” that is actually a thinly-veiled government censorship effort. We are also protesting PIPA, the “Protect IP Act,”
One Senate co-sponsor of PIPA and two House co-sponsors of SOPA pulled their names from the proposed legislation today. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) withdrew as a co-sponsor of the Protect IP Act in the Senate, while Reps. Lee Terry (R-Neb.)
The entertainment industry, being the most adversely affected by piracy, had a large hand in the creation of both the PIPA and SOPA bills. This shows in the bills' no-nonsense policies when it comes to interactions with potential pirating sites.
The entertainment industry, being the most adversely affected by piracy, had a large hand in the creation of both the PIPA and SOPA bills. This shows in the bills' no-nonsense policies when it comes to interactions with potential pirating sites.
Click on the blackened logo or the link, and it directs you to a history of the anti-SOPA and anti-PIPA movement. Head to the social news site Reddit, and you'll see only a page of information on the bills that tells how to contact your local member