The Australian "Wake Up" campaign that included a flash mob faux-protest outside of Apple’s Sydney store last week was actually sponsored by RIM, the Waterloo company has revealed. Many were Continue reading…
Arizona House Bill 2549 is currently awaiting the signature of governor Jan Brewer, an amendment which would criminalize the use of "obscene, lewd, or profane language" through any digital Continue reading…
Reporters Without Borders has added Bahrain and Belarus to its annual list of countries that it considers "Enemies of the Internet." The group says Bahrain is responsible for mass crackdowns on media Continue reading…
You'll need to have lived in a dystopian, totalitarian society over the past few years not to have noticed the ascension of the Anonymous label and the Guy Fawkes mask as unifying protest symbols Continue reading…
Two major business reform groups have planned protests of Apple Stores in six cities, urging the company to ensure the safety of workers who manufacture its devices. On Thursday morning, Continue reading…
When Poland signed the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement yesterday, lawmakers from the left-wing Palikot's Movement showed their dissatisfaction in an unusual way: by donning the Guy Continue reading…
Former Senator and current MPAA chairman Chris Dodd has acknowledged that SOPA and its Senate counterpart PIPA have an image problem. Dodd says that the bills were largely considered a "slam dunk" Continue reading…
Wednesday's SOPA Blackout Day appears to have had its intended effect — a flood of attention was focused on the issue all week, and the Senate's website had trouble handling the influx of traffic Continue reading…
It looks like the SOPA blackout day has encouraged many citizens to get out and email their senators to voice their disapproval. If you head over to the US Senate's home page and reach this list of Continue reading…
The MPAA has taken notice of the many websites blacking out their content today in protest of SOPA, and thinks these companies would be better off supporting efforts to combat piracy rather than Continue reading…
