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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…

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  Rupert Murdoch takes on Obama, SOPA, Google, and high popcorn prices on Twitter

  By Joshua Topolsky on January 15, 2012 05:46 pm + 233 comments

  Rupert Murdoch, the aging, embattled, conservative media tycoon has been no stranger to controversy Continue reading…

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  White House raises concern over DNS-blocking bills; House tables SOPA vote until 'consensus' is reached

  By T.C. Sottek on January 14, 2012 03:45 pm + 30 comments

  Today the Obama Administration issued a statement on the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect-IP Continue reading…

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  Rep. Lamar Smith plans to remove DNS blocking from SOPA

  By T.C. Sottek on January 13, 2012 08:02 pm + 12 comments

  House Judiciary Committee chairman Rep. Lamar Smith says he plans to remove the controversial DNS Continue reading…

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  SOPA author Lamar Smith defends bill, questions critics' credibility

  By Adi Robertson on January 13, 2012 05:01 pm + 38 comments

  US Representative Lamar Smith, author of the Stop Online Piracy Act, has doubled down on his support Continue reading…

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  Under pressure, PIPA author to propose 'further study' on DNS blocking

  By T.C. Sottek on January 13, 2012 01:33 pm + 11 comments

  The Protect-IP Act (PIPA) and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) have been under fire in recent Continue reading…

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  The Pirate Bay set to kill torrent files, keep its service running with magnet links

  By Jamie Keene on January 13, 2012 11:26 am + 52 comments

  Having shut down its tracker server a little over a year ago, The Pirate Bay's now removing the Continue reading…

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  FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski on SOPA, Reddit, and the future of the internet

  By Nilay Patel on January 12, 2012 08:53 pm + 86 comments

  I caught up with FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski here at CES for a quick chat — he gave a speech Continue reading…

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  Riot Games anti-SOPA forum thread sparks support from Congressman Jared Polis

  By Jamie Keene on January 12, 2012 04:05 am + 7 comments

  Hitting back against the support by the Entertainment Software Association, Riot Games co-founder Continue reading…

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  Comcast kills DNS rerouting to protect DNSSEC, while it continues to push for SOPA's DNS blocking

  By T.C. Sottek on January 11, 2012 05:12 pm + 32 comments

  While Comcast's lawyers and lobbyists work on pushing the DNS-blocking Stop Online Piracy Act Continue reading…