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LAW : TECHNOLOGY :

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COPYRIGHT: LAW :

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UNITED STATES: GOVERNMENT:

Wikipedia: SOPA and PIPA - Learn More :

Meet the Googles Explores PIPA and SOPA

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Wikipedia: SOPA and PIPA - Learn More

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:SOPA_initiative/Learn_more

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Why is Wikipedia blacked-out?

Wikipedia is protesting against SOPA and
PIPA by blacking out the English Wikipedia for 24 hours, beginning at
midnight January 18, Eastern Time. Readers who come to English Wikipedia
during the blackout will not be able to read the encyclopedia. Instead,
you will see messages intended to raise awareness about SOPA and PIPA,
encouraging you to share your views with your representatives, and with
each other on social media.

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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 EFF has summarized why these bills are
simply unacceptable in a world that values an open, secure, and free
Internet.

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Why is the blackout happening?

Wikipedians have chosen to black out the English Wikipedia for
the first time ever, because we are concerned that SOPA and PIPA will
severely inhibit people's access to online information. This is not a
problem that will solely affect people in the United States: it will
affect everyone around the world. Why? SOPA and PIPA are badly drafted
legislation that won't be effective at their stated goal (to stop
copyright infringement), and will cause serious damage to the free and
open Internet. They put the burden on website owners to police
user-contributed material and call for the unnecessary blocking of entire
sites. Small sites won't have sufficient resources to defend themselves.
Big media companies may seek to cut off funding sources for their foreign
competitors, even if copyright isn't being infringed. Foreign sites will
be blacklisted, which means they won't show up in major search engines.
And, SOPA and PIPA build a framework for future restrictions and
suppression.

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Does this mean that Wikipedia itself is violating copyright laws, or
hosting pirated content?

No, not at all. Some supporters of SOPA and PIPA characterize everyone who
opposes them as cavalier about copyright, but that is not accurate.
Wikipedians are knowledgeable about copyright and vigilant in protecting
against violations: Wikipedians spend thousands of hours every week
reviewing and removing infringing content. We are careful about it because
our mission is to share knowledge freely. To that end, all Wikipedians
release their contributions under a free license, and all the material we
offer is freely licensed. Free licenses are incompatible with copyright
infringement, and so infringement is not tolerated.

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Isn't SOPA dead?

Wasn't the bill shelved, and didn't the White House declare that it won't
sign anything that resembles the current bill? No, neither SOPA nor PIPA
is dead. On January 17th, SOPA's sponsor said the bill will be discussed
in early February. There are signs PIPA may be debated on the Senate floor
next week. Moreover, SOPA and PIPA are just indicators of a much broader
problem. In many jurisdictions around the world, we're seeing the
development of legislation that prioritizes overly-broad copyright
enforcement laws, laws promoted by power players, over the preservation of
individual civil liberties.

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How could SOPA and PIPA hurt Wikipedia?

SOPA and PIPA are a threat to Wikipedia in many ways.
For example, in its current form, SOPA would require Wikipedia to actively
monitor every site we link to, to ensure it doesn't host infringing
content. Any link to an infringing site could put us in jeopardy of being
forced offline. I live in the United States. What's the best way for me to
help? The most effective action you can take is to call your
representatives and tell them you oppose SOPA and PIPA, and any similar
legislation. Type your zipcode in the locator box to find your
representatives' contact information. Text-based communication is okay,
but phone calls have the most impact.

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I don't live in the United States. How can I help?

Contact your local State Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, or
similar branch of government. Tell them you oppose SOPA and PIPA, and any
similar legislation. SOPA and PIPA will affect sites outside of the United
States, and actions to sites inside the United States (like Wikipedia)
will also affect non-American readers -- like you. Calling your own
government will also let them know you don't want them to create their own
bad anti-Internet legislation.

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Links

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Wikipedia's articles on SOPA
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_Online_Piracy_Act

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and PIPA
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PROTECT_IP_Act

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Statement from Wikipedia editors announcing decision to black out
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:SOPA_initiative/Action

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Wikimedia Foundation press release
http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/
Press_releases/English_Wikipedia_to_go_dark

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A shorter URL for the above link:

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http://tinyurl.com/8ylvma7

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Blog post from Wikimedia Foundation Executive Director Sue Gardner
http://blog.wikimedia.org/2012/01/16/
wikipedias-community-calls-for-anti-sopa-blackout-january-18/

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A shorter URL for the above link:

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http://tinyurl.com/6usfscd

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Electronic Frontier Foundation blog post on the problems with SOPA/PIPA

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As of midnight PT, January 18, Google has 3,740 articles about the
blackout.

[ My Link to News Content ]

https://www.google.com/search?pz=1&cf=all&ned=us&hl=en&tbm=nws&gl=
us&as_q=sopa%20OR%20pipa%20OR%20%22piracy%20bill%22%20OR%
20antipiracy%20bill%22&as_occt=any&as_drrb=b&as_mindate=
1%2F1%2F2011&as_maxdate=1%2F18%2F2012&tbs=cdr%3A1%2Ccd_min%3A1%2F1%
2F2011%2Ccd_max%3A1%2F18%2F2012&authuser=0

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A shorter URL for the above link:

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http://tinyurl.com/7d3duvj

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Also

Google Blogs

https://www.google.com/search?tbm=blg&hl=
en&source=hp&biw=1920&bih=
845&q=sopa+OR+pipa+OR+%22piracy+bill%22+
OR+antipiracy+bill%22&btnG=Search&gbv=2

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A shorter URL for the above link:

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http://tinyurl.com/84j6xon

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Google Scholar

http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&biw=1920&bih=845&q=
sopa+OR+pipa+OR+%22piracy+bill%22+OR+antipiracy+bill%22&gbv=
2&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=bs

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A shorter URL for the above link:

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http://tinyurl.com/6u9mwop

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Google Video

https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&biw=1920&bih=845&q=sopa%20OR%
20pipa%20OR%20%22piracy%20bill%22%20OR%20antipiracy%20bill%22&gbv=
2&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbo=u&tbm=vid&source=og&sa=N&tab=sv

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A shorter URL for the above link:

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http://tinyurl.com/6movbk2

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You Tube

http://www.youtube.com/results?hl=en&biw=1920&bih=845&q=sopa+OR+
pipa+OR+%22piracy+bill%22+OR+antipiracy+bill%22&gbv=2&um=1&ie=
UTF-8&sa=N&tab=v1

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A shorter URL for the above link:

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http://tinyurl.com/7wybwan

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SCIRUS

http://www.scirus.com/srsapp/search?q=sopa+OR+pipa+OR+
%22piracy+bill%22+OR+antipiracy+bill%22&t=all&sort=0&g=s

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A shorter URL for the above link:

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http://tinyurl.com/7exgeu3

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TEMPLE SUMMON SEARCH

http://temple.summon.serialssolutions.com/search?s.cmd=
removeFacetValueFilter(ContentType,Newspaper+Article)&s.fvf=
ContentType,Newspaper+Article,t&s.ho=f&s.pn=1&s.q=
sopa+OR+pipa+OR+%22piracy+bill%22+OR+%22antipiracy+bill%22

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A shorter URL for the above link:

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http://tinyurl.com/7ppuqx3


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The complete article may be read at the URL above.

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WEBBIB1112

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Net-Gold posts on SOPA and PIPA

https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8#q=
(sopa+OR+pipa+OR+%22piracy+bill%22+OR+%22antipiracy+bill%22)
+and+%22net-gold%22+and+%22temple.edu%22&hl=en&site=webhp&prmd=
imvns&filter=0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.,cf.osb&fp=
4c3fe1a9859f48e4&biw=1920&bih=845

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A shorter URL for the above link:

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http://tinyurl.com/73vgcsj

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Meet the Googles

http://www.google.com/search?q=%22meet+the+googles%22+and+
%22net-gold%22&hl=en&rls=DAUS,DAUS:2006-11,DAUS:en&filter=0

A shorter URL for the above link:

http://tinyurl.com/52t9hj

AND

http://sites.google.com/site/searchtoolsfamily/

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Millions of Americans oppose SOPA and PIPA because these bills would
censor the Internet and slow economic growth in the U.S.

https://www.google.com/landing/takeaction/

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