Google vs SOPA
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JOIN THE GROUNDSWELL GOOGLE.COM/TAKEACTION law professors sent a letter of opposition, stating that bills are unconstitutional Internet company founders sent an open letter opposing SOPA and PIPA. Human rights organizations, including, Center for Media Justice and Reporters Without Borders, sent a letter to expressed concern for the bills’ civil and human rights implications. Human rights organizations, including, Center for Media Justice and Reporters Without Borders, sent a letter to express concern for the bills’ civil and human rights implications. CONGRESS, CAN YOU HEAR US? Two bills before Congress, known as the Protect IP Act (PIPA) in the Senate and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the House, are meant to stop online piracy but would censor the Web and impose harmful regulations on American businesses. Experts agree that there are better ways to shut down pirate websites than asking US companies to censor the Web. Join the groundswell of experts, organizations and people from all parts of America united in their opposition to SOPA and PIPA. Tell Congress not to censor the Web and not to cripple our innovation economy. Sources: Infojustice.org, Protect Innovation, Engine Advocacy, Center for Democracy and Technology, White House We the People Petition, Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren, Wikipedia, Stop American Censorship, Avaaz Advocacy and public interest organizations, including ACLU, MoveOn and Tea Party Patriots, voiced their opposition. Leading venture capitalists issued a letter expressing concern that PIPA “would stifle investment in Internet services, throttle innovation, and hurt American competitiveness.” Law professors sent a letter expressing “serious constitutional, innovation, and foreign policy concerns.” Entrepreneurs sent a letter expressing concern that PIPA and SOPA would “hurt economic growth and chill innovation.” American Public called Congress to voice their opposition through AmericanCensorship.org. American public voices opposition by adding 3 million signatures to petitions. Internet and technology companies sent an open letter opposing the bills and the risks posed to innovation and job creation. Internet security experts issued a whitepaper raising serious concerns about the technical approach of PIPA. Vint Cerf, one of the founding fathers of the Internet, opposed SOPA in an open letter to Congress. Marc Andreessen Mitchell Baker Sergey Brin Jack Dorsey Caterina Fake David Filo Reid Hoffman Arianna Huffington Chad Hurley Brewster Kahle Elon Musk Craig Newmark Pierre Omidyar Biz Stone Jimmy Wales Evan Williams Jerry Yang Steve Crocker David Dagon Dan Kaminsky Danny McPherson Paul Vixie Steve Crocker David Dagon Dan Kaminsky Danny McPherson Paul Vixie Over 113,000 people have petitioned the White House to oppose SOPA and PIPA. White House issued a commitment to “not support legislation that reduces freedom of expression, increases cybersecurity risk, or undermines the dynamic, innovative global Internet.” Over 113,000 people have petitioned the White House to oppose SOPA and PIPA. White House issued a commitment to “not support legislation that reduces freedom of expression, increases cybersecurity risk, or undermines the dynamic, innovative. global Internet.” 1 1 3 , 0 0 0 + 2 0 4 11 0 5 5 4 1 3 9 1 7 9 5 1 8 8 7 , 0 0 0 +
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JOIN THE GROUNDSWELL
GOOGLE.COM/TAKEACTION
law professors sent a letter of opposition, stating that bills are unconstitutional
Internet company founders sent anopen letter opposing SOPA and PIPA.
Internet company founders sent anopen letter opposing SOPA and PIPA.
Human rights organizations, including, Center for Media Justice and Reporters Without Borders, sent aletter to expressed concern for the bills’ civil and human rights implications.
Human rights organizations, including, Center for Media Justice and Reporters Without Borders, sent a letter to express concern for the bills’ civil and human rights implications.
CONGRESS, CAN YOU HEAR US?Two bills before Congress, known as the Protect IP Act (PIPA) in the Senate and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the House, are meant to stop online piracy but would censor the Web and impose harmful regulations on American businesses. Experts agree that there are better ways to shut down pirate websites than asking US companies to censor the Web. Join the groundswell of experts, organizations and people from all parts of America united in their opposition to SOPA and PIPA. Tell Congress not to censor the Web and not to cripple our innovation economy.
Sources: Infojustice.org, Protect Innovation, Engine Advocacy, Center for Democracy and Technology, White House We the People Petition, Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren, Wikipedia, Stop American Censorship, Avaaz
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Advocacy and public interest organizations, including ACLU, MoveOn and Tea Party Patriots, voiced their opposition.
Advocacy and public interest organizations, including ACLU, MoveOn and Tea Party Patriots, voiced their opposition.
Leading venture capitalists issued a letter expressing concern that PIPA “would stifle investment in Internet services, throttle innovation, and hurt American competitiveness.”
Leading venture capitalists issued a letter expressing concern that PIPA “would stifle investment in Internet services, throttle innovation, and hurt American competitiveness.”
Law professors sent a letter expressing “serious constitutional, innovation, and foreign policy concerns.”
Law professors sent a letter expressing “serious constitutional, innovation, and foreign policy concerns.”
Entrepreneurs sent a letter expressing concern that PIPA and SOPA would “hurt economic growth and chill innovation.”
Entrepreneurs sent a letter expressing concern that PIPA and SOPA would “hurt economic growth and chill innovation.”
American Public called Congress to voice their opposition through AmericanCensorship.org.
American Public called Congress to voice their opposition through AmericanCensorship.org.
American public voices opposition by adding 3 million signatures to petitions.American public voices opposition by adding 3 million signatures to petitions.
Internet and technology companies sent an open letter opposing the bills and the risks posed to innovation and job creation.
Internet and technology companies sent an open letter opposing the bills and the risks posed to innovation and job creation.
Internet security experts issued a whitepaper raising serious concerns about the technical approach of PIPA.
Internet security experts issued a whitepaper raising serious concerns about the technical approach of PIPA.
Vint Cerf, one of the founding fathers of the Internet, opposed SOPA in an open letter to Congress.
Vint Cerf, one of the founding fathers of the Internet, opposed SOPA in an open letter to Congress.
Marc AndreessenMitchell BakerSergey BrinJack DorseyCaterina FakeDavid FiloReid HoffmanArianna HuffingtonChad HurleyBrewster KahleElon MuskCraig NewmarkPierre OmidyarBiz StoneJimmy WalesEvan WilliamsJerry Yang
Marc AndreessenMitchell BakerSergey BrinJack DorseyCaterina FakeDavid FiloReid HoffmanArianna HuffingtonChad HurleyBrewster KahleElon MuskCraig NewmarkPierre OmidyarBiz StoneJimmy WalesEvan WilliamsJerry Yang
Steve CrockerDavid DagonDan KaminskyDanny McPhersonPaul Vixie
Steve CrockerDavid DagonDan KaminskyDanny McPhersonPaul Vixie
Over 113,000 people havepetitioned the White House to oppose SOPA and PIPA. White House issued acommitment to “not support legislation that reduces freedom of expression, increases cybersecurity risk, or undermines the dynamic, innovative global Internet.”
Over 113,000 people havepetitioned the White House to oppose SOPA and PIPA. White House issued acommitment to “not support legislation that reduces freedom of expression, increases cybersecurity risk, or undermines the dynamic, innovative.global Internet.”
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