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Stop Online Piracy Act
The true costs of online piracy
by
Adriene Hill
Jan 18, 2012
Today, Wikipedia is blacking-out its site to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act. But are the costs of online piracy as high as some claim?
Calculating the costs of online piracy
by
Kai Ryssdal
Jan 18, 2012
Stephen Siwek, a consultant at Economist Incorporated, discusses how the cost of piracy is determined.
Wikipedia goes dark, Yang goes home
by
Molly Wood
Jan 18, 2012
A SOPA/PIPA protest, and a Yahoo! founder's departure.
Stop Online Piracy Act may be stopped
Jan 17, 2012
Congress could abandon legislation aimed at curbing online piracy amid a battle between Hollywood and Silicon Valley.
File-Sharing Site Sues Universal Music Group over takedown
by
Steve Henn
Dec 16, 2011
Megaupload vs. Universal Music Group
PIPA, SOPA and OPEN: Three acronyms that could change the Internet
by
Molly Wood
Dec 12, 2011
How a few bills before Congress could alter the web forever.
For public good, not for profit.
Businesses split in online privacy debate
Nov 16, 2011
The House Judiciary Committee holds a hearing this morning on the Stop Online Piracy Act. The legislation would give the government a lot more power to enforce copyrights online for things like movies and medicines.
SOPA gets a hearing
by
John Moe
Nov 14, 2011
The controversial Stop Online Piracy Act or SOPA will be the sole subject of a House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. SOPA is the House version of the Senate’s Protect IP act which got strangled by Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) who echoed the views of many in the tech industry that the measure gave law enforcement far too much power in shutting down websites that are suspected of trafficking in unlicensed content...