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  • Newt Gingrich spoke for much of his party when he called SOPA "totally unacceptable" in Thursday's debate.

    We Are All Citizens United 2012

  • When we do manage to read the critical analysis of the so-called SOPA Law (the Stop Online Piracy Act), or of Spain's controversial Sinde Law (that country's version of an online anti-piracy act), we wonder what the name of the ministerial -- or presidential -- directive is that keeps us far from the great World Wide Web.

    Yoani Sanchez: Internet for Cubans: A Permanently Impossible Dream? Yoani Sanchez 2012

  • When we do manage to read the critical analysis of the so-called SOPA Law (the Stop Online Piracy Act), or of Spain's controversial Sinde Law (that country's version of an online anti-piracy act), we wonder what the name of the ministerial -- or presidential -- directive is that keeps us far from the great World Wide Web.

    Yoani Sanchez: Internet for Cubans: A Permanently Impossible Dream? Yoani Sanchez 2012

  • When we do manage to read the critical analysis of the so-called SOPA Law (the Stop Online Piracy Act), or of Spain's controversial Sinde Law (that country's version of an online anti-piracy act), we wonder what the name of the ministerial -- or presidential -- directive is that keeps us far from the great World Wide Web.

    Yoani Sanchez: Internet for Cubans: A Permanently Impossible Dream? Yoani Sanchez 2012

  • Across the internet today, you'll see some of your favorite websites "blacked out" in protest of something called SOPA -- the Stop Online Piracy Act.

    Joe Sestak: The Truth About SOPA: How the Corporate Lobby's Argument Doesn't Add Up Joe Sestak 2012

  • When we do manage to read the critical analysis of the so-called SOPA Law (the Stop Online Piracy Act), or of Spain's controversial Sinde Law (that country's version of an online anti-piracy act), we wonder what the name of the ministerial -- or presidential -- directive is that keeps us far from the great World Wide Web.

    Yoani Sanchez: Internet for Cubans: A Permanently Impossible Dream? Yoani Sanchez 2012

  • The proposed legislation, known as SOPA and PIPA, would stop U.S. companies from providing funding, advertising, links or other assistance to foreign sites involved in piracy, and would give the Justice Department controversial new powers to prevent pirate sites from getting U.S. visitors and funding.

    U.S. Shuts Offshore File-Share 'Locker' Geoffrey A. Fowler 2012

  • When we do manage to read the critical analysis of the so-called SOPA Law (the Stop Online Piracy Act), or of Spain's controversial Sinde Law (that country's version of an online anti-piracy act), we wonder what the name of the ministerial -- or presidential -- directive is that keeps us far from the great World Wide Web.

    Yoani Sanchez: Internet for Cubans: A Permanently Impossible Dream? Yoani Sanchez 2012

  • In a radio interview last week Bieber called SOPA "ridiculous."

    Timothy Karr: Why Is Justin Bieber So Pissed Off? Timothy Karr 2011

  • Wednesday's so-called SOPA Strike was initially proposed by Reddit, which will go dark for 12 hours to protest H.R. 3261, the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), and S. 968, the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA).

    Wikipedia Blackout: Jimmy Wales Announces Protest Of SOPA, PIPA On January 18 (UPDATE) 2012

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