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SOPA and PIPA prompt Reddit, Mozilla, and 73 others to ask Congress to halt work on intellectual property laws

By T.C. Sottek on February 6, 2012 04:59 pm + 47 comments

A coalition of 75 groups including Reddit, Mozilla, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Public Continue reading…
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Inside Hollywood's failed SOPA efforts — and a glimmer of hope

By Chris Welch on January 26, 2012 04:32 pm + 13 comments

The Hollywood Reporter offers up fresh details about the level of panic and frustration that built Continue reading…
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SOPA tabled by Rep. Lamar Smith, for now

By Nathan Ingraham on January 20, 2012 01:50 pm + 71 comments

It looks like Wednesday's SOPA Blackout Day should be considered a success: Reuters is reporting Continue reading…
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Senator Reid delays PIPA vote as backlash mounts

By T.C. Sottek on January 20, 2012 11:16 am + 25 comments

Senator Harry Reid has announced that next Tuesday's vote on the Protect-IP Act has been canceled, Continue reading…
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MPAA chairman Chris Dodd expresses regret over pro-SOPA strategy, calls for compromise

By Adi Robertson on January 20, 2012 09:58 am + 169 comments

Former Senator and current MPAA chairman Chris Dodd has acknowledged that SOPA and its Senate Continue reading…
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Neelie Kroes, VP of the European Commission, speaks out against SOPA

By Nathan Ingraham on January 20, 2012 08:54 am + 30 comments

Wednesday's SOPA Blackout Day appears to have had its intended effect — a flood of attention was Continue reading…
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Money, power, and Congress: how lobbyists will determine the fate of SOPA

By T.C. Sottek on January 18, 2012 02:55 pm + 101 comments

I used to be a lobbyist. When I first strolled the long halls of the Rayburn House office building, Continue reading…
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Former senator and MPAA CEO Chris Dodd speaks out against SOPA blackouts

By Nathan Ingraham on January 18, 2012 10:49 am + 109 comments

The MPAA has taken notice of the many websites blacking out their content today in protest of SOPA, Continue reading…
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The SOPA blackout: Wikipedia, Reddit, Mozilla, Google, and many others protest proposed law

By Vlad Savov on January 18, 2012 12:10 am + 169 comments

Two new laws proposed by US legislators, the Stop Online Piracy Act and Protect IP Act, have been Continue reading…
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Wikipedia plans 24-hour blackout this Wednesday to protest SOPA / PIPA

By Ross Miller on January 16, 2012 05:05 pm + 68 comments

While Reddit's merry band of Boromir memes, adorable pet pictures, and assorted animated GIFs are Continue reading…