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It never saw the light of day, for obvious reasons. But the beta-stage MegaBox is now part of a growing conspiracy theory over why MegaUpload was so abruptly shut down. And it's getting fueled by a deeply suspicious public, one struggling to understand exactly how US-based agencies like the FB... Read more...
Spain has introduced a thought-to-be-dead SOPA-style anti-piracy law. But it now appears that the U.S. government pressured — and threatened — Spain’s vulnerable economy. Spain has this week adopted a law similar to that of the SOPA in the United States, allowing sites to be blocked at ISP-... Read more...
I’m not saying we’re being sold out for mere chump change. But I am saying that each time we look at this bill, we find something else that just ain’t right. I want you to remember these names: Lamar Smith, Joe Baca, Howard Berman, Marsha Blackburn, Mary Bono Mack, John Carter, Steven Chabot,... Read more...
Piracy finds its way into just about every legitimate avenue on the Internet. As such, the death of online piracy via shutting down otherwise legitimate sites and services could mean the end of the Internet as we know it. The death of online piracy: the U.S. government wants it and copyright hold... Read more...
The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) is a plurilateral agreement for the purpose of establishing international standards for intellectual property rights enforcement. The agreement aims to establish an international legal framework for targeting counterfeit goods, generic medicines and cop... Read more...
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20/01/2012,
by IAmNotARapperiSpit.com in By The Numbers,
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As you may know, if you arrived here from the homepage, in support of the anti SOPA/PIPA movement I have posted the above picture which is a swastika with the acronym SOPA embedded in it with a link that leads to how you can help stop SOPA/PIPA from becomming harsh realities on the right sideb... Read more...
When the entire Internet gets angry, Congress takes notice. Both the House and the Senate on Friday backed away from a pair of controversial anti-piracy bills, tossing them into limbo and throwing doubt on their future viability. The Senate had been scheduled to hold a proceedural vote next week ... Read more...
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18/01/2012,
by IAmNotARapperiSpit.com in News,
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What are SOPA and PIPA? (No, we're not talking about Kate Middleton's sister.) Thousands of websites, including some of the most popular, are going dark today to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act, a bill which is designed to thwart copyright infringement but that Web experts warn could threat... Read more...