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The music downloading phenomenon has spread throughout the world. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is extremely concerned about illegal downloading from the internet. The RIAA believes that decreasing CD sales are caused directly by illegal downloading.
Illegal Music Downloading: Look At The Facts
by Julian Sanchez and David Segal Julian Sanchez is a research fellow at the Cato Institute. David Segal is the executive director of Demand Progress and a former Rhode Island state representative and candidate for Congress.
Blackout Protesting SOPA, PIPA Bills Makes Statement on Censorship | Julian Sanchez and David Segal | Cato Institute: Commentary
BBC News - Sopa and Pipa protests not over, says Wikipedia
Wikipedia's blacked-out message of yesterday's protest was replaced with a white "thank you" Two of the bill's co-sponsors, Marco Rubio from Florida and Roy Blunt from Missouri, are among those who have withdrawn their support after "legitimate concerns". But backers of the legislation, led by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), described the action as an "irresponsible" publicity "stunt".
BBC News - Wikipedia joins blackout protest at US anti-piracy moves
Wikipedia, which attracts millions of hits every day, is opposed to the US Stop Online Piracy Act (Sopa) and Protect Intellectual Property Act (Pipa) being debated by Congress. The legislation would allow the Justice Department and content owners to seek court orders requiring search engines to block results associated with piracy. The site's founder, Jimmy Wales, told the BBC: "Proponents of Sopa have characterised the opposition as being people who want to enable piracy or defend piracy".
Computerworld - Beleaguered supporters of two online antipiracy bills today downplayed widespread protests against the legislation and insisted the opposition is misguided and misinformed. Supporters of the Stop Online Piracy Act ( SOPA ) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA) labeled today's protests by Google, Wikipedia, Reddit and others as political stunts that contribute little to the debate around the pros and cons of the two bills. One example is the U.S.
Supporters of SOPA, PIPA stick to their guns - Computerworld
Christopher Dodd, chairman of the Motion Picture Association of America and former U.S. Senator, made a few comments recently that have made him extremely unpopular in the Web world. According to VentureBeat , Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales called for the MPAA to fire Dodd, saying that Dodd's statements undermine the MPAA and make the organization seem corrupt.
SOPA-proponent Dodd under attack by Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales | Digital Media - CNET News
Meanwhile, sites that host user-generated content will be under pressure to closely monitor users' behavior. That monitoring already happens on larger sites such as YouTube, but it could be a huge liability for startups, the EFF argues.
SOPA and PIPA: Just the Facts | PCWorld
ESR | January 30, 2012 | The Hollywood connection between Democrats and SOPA
Congress is supposed to represent the interests of everyone. But what happens when powerful special interests contribute heavily to lawmakers' election campaigns? Americans on the political right and left lined up to oppose SOPA, the Stop Online Piracy Act, and its Senate counterpart PIPA, the Protect IP Act.
Sopa News, Videos, Reviews and Gossip - Gizmodo
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Chairman Smith: “Illegal counterfeiting and intellectual property theft costs the U.S. economy $100 billion and thousands of jobs every year. The Wyden-Issa OPEN Act expands government, does not do enough to combat online piracy, and may make the problem worse. The OPEN Act creates loopholes that make the Internet even more open to foreign thieves that steal America’s technology and IP without protecting U.S. businesses and consumers.