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The public has started a petition asking the White House to investigate comments made by MPAA CEO Chris Dodd a few days ago on Fox News. Closing a tumultuous week of wide protest against PIPA and SOPA – two MPAA backed anti-piracy bills – Dodd threatened to stop the cash-flow to politicians who dare to take a stand against pro-Hollywood legislation. Clear bribery, the petition claims, and already thousands agree.

Here we go again. Last Friday SOPA was delayed until the various stakeholders reach “consensus.” Some declared SOPA dead as a result, but just a few days later House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith announced that the SOPA markup is expected to continue next month. That announcement was made a day before the major blackout [...]

Earlier this week the Internet is witnessed the largest protest in its history, aimed at killing the pending SOPA and PIPA anti-piracy bills. The effort has not been without results. Within hours hours several Senators who co-sponsored SOPA and PIPA have dropped their support, and today Senate leader Harry Reid announced that next week’s vote [...]

Earlier this week The Pirate Bay stated that they don’t see the pending PIPA and SOPA bills in the US as a threat to the site. Today, as the Internet protests against the two anti-piracy bills, The Pirate Bay is also weighing in with a public press release. “We believe that laws should be created to serve the public, not the rich corporations,” they say.

Today the Internet is witnessing the largest protest in its history, aimed at killing two pending anti-piracy bills. The effort has not been without results. During the past few hours several Senators who co-sponsored SOPA and PIPA have dropped their support. The protests made them realize that the legislation is flawed, and a potential threat to the future of the Internet.

Today’s massive protest against the PIPA and SOPA anti-piracy bills are sorting effect. A few minutes ago Senator Roy Blunt dropped his co-sponsorship for PIPA Below is the statement the senator just posted on Facebook, feel free to thank him if you think he made the right decision. — “Senate Leader Harry Reid is pushing [...]

Today the Internet is witnessing the largest protest in history, trying to kill two pending anti-piracy bills. While Facebook is not joining the blackout, Mark Zuckerberg just released the following statement opposing PIPA and SOPA. “The internet is the most powerful tool we have for creating a more open and connected world. We can’t let [...]