Political heavyweight Nancy Pelosi has spoken out against the Stop Online Piracy Act. The former Speaker of the House of Representatives, currently Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, thinks lawmakers have to find a better solution. She tweeted: “Need to find a better solution than #SOPA #DontBreakTheInternet MT @jeffreyrodman:…

The European Parliament has adopted a resolution which criticizes domain name seizures of "infringing" websites by US authorities. According to the resolution these measures need to be countered as they endanger "the integrity of the global internet and freedom of communication." With this stance the European Parliament joins an ever-growing…

Here’s a classic. Remember how the Stop Online Piracy Act would make streaming of copyrighted material a felony? How it could lead to a 5 year jail sentence? Well it turns out that the sponsors of the bill aren’t too worried about this prospect. As dkesh notes on Reddit, many…

The RIAA has informed the U.S. government about the piracy-promoting websites it would like to be dealt with in the near future. The list includes all major torrent sites, but also Russia's Facebook and Classmates equivalent. The submission is particularly sensitive because the House Judiciary Committee today discussed the pending…

For those who’ve missed it, the Internet stood up against the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) today. Just a few random facts. Every hour more than 23,000 emails are sent to Congress via the American Censorship campaign. Tumblr users are sending 3.6 calls per second. “Stop Online Piracy Act” is…

Following legal action by the Hollywood studios, the UK's High Court ordered the country's leading ISP to block subscriber access to Usenet indexing site Newzbin2. As expected the group then used the decision to have a UK webhost shut down a similar site, NZBsRus. Although the site went offline for…

In a brilliant move Techdirt and FFTF point out how Vice President explains why the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) is a bad idea. “We thought it would be good to highlight Biden’s specific arguments that explain why SOPA and PROTECT IP are bad, and to give him kudos for…

Professors David Levine, Mark Lemley and David Post have sent a letter to the House of Representatives, which is having a hearing on the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) tomorrow. They argue that the pending legislation is a threat to the free Internet. “SOPA is a dangerous bill. It threatens…