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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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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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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…
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RIAA calls online piracy a threat to national security

By Jamie Keene on January 6, 2012 08:22 am + 42 comments

Music industry group the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has rejected OPEN (the Continue reading…
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Ron Paul blasts SOPA on the 2012 presidential campaign trail

By Joshua Topolsky on December 31, 2011 04:18 pm + 43 comments

It looks like SOPA has finally made it to the big time. Ron Paul — one of the many Republican Continue reading…
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GoDaddy admits domain transfers on the rise, now 'opposes SOPA'

By Dieter Bohn on December 29, 2011 05:27 pm + 108 comments

Reports that subscribers are transferring domains away from GoDaddy in increasing numbers, though i Continue reading…
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GoDaddy withdraws SOPA support in face of massive protests

By Nilay Patel on December 23, 2011 01:51 pm + 109 comments

Internet domain registrar GoDaddy just announced it will no longer support the controversial SOPA Continue reading…
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SOPA vote delayed until January

By Nilay Patel on December 20, 2011 04:09 pm + 19 comments

Tomorrow's scheduled committee vote on the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act has been postponed, Continue reading…