Attempts to block it have been made in many countries, and it is one of the sites that draws the most attention – and ire – in pro-SOPA/PIPA rhetoric. The Pirate Bay, so the argument goes, is exactly the kind of site SOPA and PIPA are designed to
Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), who sponsored PIPA, said he will consider a manager's amendment to remove the DNS blocking provisions from his bill; SOPA sponsor Rep. Lamar Smith has said he will do the same. Issa postpones hearing: Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.)
January 18th is also the day the internet—or parts of it—are going dark to protest SOPA and PIPA, the House and Senate's internet-killing anti-piracy bills. Though SOPA has been shelved and the White House has said it won't sign either bill,
SOPA/PIPA hasn't been approved, but it has affected part of gamers. Unauthorized streaming of video footage or images can lead to disastrous consequence to the website that holds them. It means death penalty to LOL, StarCraft, DOTA community which are
If you go to Reddit or Wikipedia tomorrow, be forewarned. The two websites, along with 7000 others such as Mozilla and WordPress, will be blacked out in protest of two bills aimed at cracking down on foreign websites that
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