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Roundup: PIPA collapses, SOPA hearing to resume in February

Roundup: PIPA collapses, SOPA hearing to resume in February
  • Posted January 19, 2012, 8:33 AM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Industry News
  • The unprecedented blackout of websites yesterday in protest of the highly criticized Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect Intellectual Property Act (PIPA) legislation saw Wikipedia’s English site shut down for 24 hours, as well as countless other websites displaying…

Wikipedia joins others in 24-hour blackout to protest SOPA

Wikipedia joins others in 24-hour blackout to protest SOPA
  • Posted January 17, 2012, 8:30 AM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Industry News, The Web
  • Online encyclopedia Wikipedia became the latest high profile website to announce its intention to stage a 24-hour blackout on Wednesday January 18 in protest of the proposed Stop Online Piracy Act, just days after Reddit confirmed to the world it…

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