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Lamar Smith Greeted With “Don’t Mess with the Internet” Billboard

Lamar Smith Greeted With “Don’t Mess with the Internet” Billboard

By Chris Richardson May 23, 2012

In case you’ve already forgotten who Lamar Smith is, take a moment to remind yourself. If that’s too much reading, in short, he was one of the primary sponsors of the SOPA bill that rocked the Internet a couple of …

Why CISPA Could Do More Harm Than Good Why CISPA Could Do More Harm Than Good
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Are you familiar with the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act? The bill, which is more commonly known as CISPA, is getting a considerable amount of criticism from both Internet and consumer advocates. Many of these groups are equating it with SOPA and are hoping that it will receive the same outcome.

CISPA Only Shares What You Want It To CISPA Only Shares What You Want It To

What I’m about to say may shock you. So if you’re a sensitive user of the Internet, you may want to go back to Reddit and look at funny pictures to soothe your soul. Here it goes: I don’t think …

EFF Offers Embeddable Congressional Twitter Detector EFF Offers Embeddable Congressional Twitter Detector

The Electronic Frontier Foundation has been campaigning furiously over the past few days against the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, better known on the internet as CISPA. The EFF argues that CISPA, which would allow companies to share personal …

Track The Influence Of Money On Congressional Voting Track The Influence Of Money On Congressional Voting

Telling people that the men and women in Congress sometimes vote with special interests in mind is like telling people that pro wrestling is staged. We all know it happens but it’s just an inevitable part of the process. While …

Sergey Brin: Hollywood Shooting Itself In The Foot Sergey Brin: Hollywood Shooting Itself In The Foot
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Google co-founder Sergey Brin spoke with The Guardian over the weekend and offered up his opinions on a series of topics related to the current state of affairs with the internet and the technology world as a whole. Unsurprisingly, Brin …

CISPA Infographic Spotlights Troubling Issues CISPA Infographic Spotlights Troubling Issues

Does the fact that companies like Facebook, Microsoft, IBM, and Intel mean that CISPA is the friendly, less intrusive version of SOPA or are these companies supporting the bill for reasons not related to intellectual property? Actually, in regards to …

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Is The United States Handling ACTA Properly? Is The United States Handling ACTA Properly?
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While the buzz surrounding the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), something of a global cousin to the SOPA/PIPA movement, may have died down, the issue itself is far from over. In Europe, the agreement is awaiting full ratification, and has faced …

Facebook, Microsoft Among CISPA Suppoters Facebook, Microsoft Among CISPA Suppoters
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Is this how unwanted Internet regulation passes? When enough popular web-based/tech corporations support a bill that’s potentially as damaging as SOPA, causing their legion of followers to accept the inevitable? If so, there’s a really good chance the backlash SOPA …

Fighting Back Against US-led Internet Control Fighting Back Against US-led Internet Control

Earlier this year, when discussing her son, Richard O’Dwyer, and his upcoming extradition to the United States, Julia O’Dwyer blasted the country’s attempt to take control of the Internet in name of “stopping piracy” or whatever other reason they hide …

Chris Dodd Confident SOPA Not Dead Chris Dodd Confident SOPA Not Dead
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Now, before we delve into the Chris Dodd interview that’s making waves around the Internet, it should be noted that, if the bill is resurrected or revitalized, it probably won’t be called “SOPA.” That being said, SOPA has essentially moved …

Spanish 'SOPA' Receives 300 Copyright Complaints Spanish 'SOPA' Receives 300 Copyright Complaints

It seems like forever ago when the Internet beat back the forces of IP holders and politicians in January for trying to pass SOPA and PIPA. While we have seen some instances of what these bills could do with the …

SOPA "Becomes" CISPA, Still A Destructive Measure SOPA "Becomes" CISPA, Still A Destructive Measure
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So long, SOPA. It’s been real, and it’s been fun, but it hasn’t been really fun. It’s time to celebrate because SOPA’s dead, right? But wait, what’s this CISPA thing RT.com is talking about? Well, if your answer includes something …

White House Still Opposes SOPA, PIPA White House Still Opposes SOPA, PIPA
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The White House appears to mean what it said in March when it told supporters that it’s not ignoring the We the People petitions. As if to affirm that pledge, the Obama Administration restated in the 2011 Annual Report on …

A Lego Look At The Dark Knight Trailer A Lego Look At The Dark Knight Trailer

File this under “awesome.” If you have a “badass” drawer, you might want to put it there, too. As you’re probably well aware of already, perhaps the most anticipated movie of the year–The Dark Knight Rises–is getting closer and closer …

NBC Doesn't Care About SOPA When it Fits Their Needs NBC Doesn't Care About SOPA When it Fits Their Needs
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Let’s say you’re a company that strongly supports SOPA, PIPA, and any other act that’s made to protect intellectual property, a company like the NBC Network, for instance. Now, while the public may disagree with the aforementioned piracy bills, it …

Indian ISPs Ordered To Block Over 100 Sites Indian ISPs Ordered To Block Over 100 Sites
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Nearly 400 Internet service providers in India have been ordered to block over 100 music sites by the Calcutta High Court. The Indian Music Industry (IMI) trade group (basically India’s version of the RIAA), which is made up of 142 …