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SOPA Who? The Government Has Proven It Doesn't Need Laws to Censor the Internet
A brief look at the recent past suggests that laws granting the power to censor the internet are unnecessary, because the U.S. government already has a far more effective tool: Fear.
The Internet in Your Hands
A lot of people are talking about “the Internet” right now. You know, the series of tubes? That one. Last week, noisy and widespread website blackouts had supporters of SOPA and PIPA, two toxic anti-piracy bills that had been cruising through...
Jack Valenti, Hollywood Super Lobbyist, Blamed Money for Ruining Politics
As Hollywood's longtime lobbyist, Jack Valenti fought hard against copyright infringement, once infamously claiming the VHS cassette was as threatening to the film industry and America as the Boston Strangler was "to the woman home alone." But on a...
The Weirdest Piracy Haven Of Them All: Goodbye For Now, Megaupload
More than 24 hours after the U.S. Department of Justice raid on the New Zealand offices of popular file-sharing service Megaupload, a lot of us are still finding ourselves awe-struck. It's no surprise considering the site, which sports 50 million daily...
We Read the Megaupload Indictment Papers So You Don’t Have To
With Megaupload down we had nothing better to do than read the US government's 72-page document regarding the site's indictment. Here are the juicy details.
When The Noise Gets Louder Than The Money: Online and IRL, Anti-Censorship Protests Are Really Raising Hell
For a protest that was supposed to make its point by making the Internet a much quieter place, there was certainly a lot more noise than usual during Wednesday's anti-censorship web blackout, both online and IRL. The ruckus, as you should probably know...
A PIPA That Actually Sounds Good
PIPA, the notorious copyright-protecting bride of SOPA, was "postponed":http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/2chambers/post/sopa-senate-vote-to-be-delayed-reid-announces/2012/01/20/gIQApRWVDQ_blog.html this morning by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid...
That Rachel Maddow Lady Cites Some Real Good Sources (Us)
Last night she aired her magnum opus and it was glorious.
Going the Other Way: Vlad Teichberg, Occupy's Video Curator, on Internet Censorship
Vlad Teichberg can't stop looking toward the door. As a curator with "globalrevolution.tv":http://www.globalrevolution.tv, arguably _the_ online aggregate for live video feeds from populist demonstrations from around the world, Teichberg is no stranger...
PIPA Supporters Violate Copyright Laws, Too
Won't someone change the law to protect us from these awful, awful people?