Protect IP / SOPA Breaks the Internet

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The video above discusses the Senate version of the House's Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). In the Senate the bill is called the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA). SOPA has gotten more attention than PIPA because it was moving faster in the legislative process. But PIPA is just as dangerous, and now it is moving faster.

PIPA would give the government new powers to block Americans' access websites that corporations don't like. The bill lets corporations and the US government censor entire websites and cut sites off from advertising, payments and donations.

This legislation will stifle free speech and innovation, and even threaten popular web services like Twitter, YouTube, and Facebook.

The bill is scheduled for a test vote in the Senate on Jan. 24th: We need to act now to let our lawmakers know just how terrible it is. Will you fill out the form above to ask your lawmakers to oppose the legislation and support a filibuster?

Stop Internet Censorship

Millions of Americans oppose SOPA and PIPA because these bills would censor the Internet and slow economic growth in the U.S.

Two bills before Congress, known as the Protect IP Act (PIPA) in the Senate and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the House, would censor the Web and impose harmful regulations on American business. Millions of Internet users and entrepreneurs already oppose SOPA and PIPA.

The Senate will begin voting on January 24th. Please let them know how you feel. Sign this petition urging Congress to vote NO on PIPA and SOPA before it is too late.

Tell Congress: Don’t censor the Web

Fighting online piracy is important. The most effective way to shut down pirate websites is through targeted legislation that cuts off their funding. There’s no need to make American social networks, blogs and search engines censor the Internet or undermine the existing laws that have enabled the Web to thrive, creating millions of U.S. jobs.

Tuesday Night in the Blogosphere

The men and women living on the streets of skid row Los Angeles waiting for
their hamburgers from the Sammy Maloof Racing Team last Sunday

• T&G moving most printing to Boston - Telegram
• Advance Newspapers cuts local carriers - Wood TV
• Have iPads hit the newspapers hard? - Imirates 24/7
• GCI, Tribune end Metromix partnership - Gannett Blog
• Would you pay to read news on the Internet? - Examiner
• Internet companies plan SOPA protests - Chicago Tribune
• Tampa Bay Times extends 5% pay reduction - Romenesko
• Tribune offers newsroom voluntary buyouts - Chicago Tribune
• Capitol Weekly suspends print edition, goes web only - Kevin Roderick
• Wikipedia, Reddit, Boing Boing to Go Dark Wednesday - Pandora Young