Update on SOPA/PIPA: What you Need to Know

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"Both SOPA and Protect IP attempt to combat online piracy by preventing American search engines likeGoogle and Yahoo from directing users to sites distributing stolen content. Both bills also would enable people and companies to sue if their copyright was infringed. Obama has come out against both bills, which killed SOPA and puts pressure on senators come January 24^th."

Senators received money to support SOPA/PIPA!  (click)

Check this link to see how much senators received from major TV, music, and movie companies to support the end of our internet freedom

"......It's a small price to pay for controlling how the Internet works in the United States. If you're still unsure what exactly SOPA is, check out our comprehensive article on the bill. Above are the senators that received in excess in $100,000 in campaign contributions from the Movie, Music, and TV industry. Oh hey, they all support PIPA. These numbers were compiled by ProPubilca.

If you live in the states governed by these public servants, be sure to give them a call and tell them that SOPA/PIPA will destroy the Internet. Mat's right, we really do need an Internet Lobbyist. [ProPublica]"

Obama says so long to SOPA   (click)

"Just like piracy itself, this debate isn’t over. Expect more bills to move forward, although the wording in future legislation is expected to be more narrowly focused in an attempt to appease the current administration. But given the current economic climate and the upcoming Presidential election, there could be a different administration entering The White House soon, changing the landscape for these types of bills."

Obama Administration's Response to petitions and online piracy   (click)

--For those who think that petitions don't make a difference!!!!!!

"The White House has responded to two petitions about legislative approaches to combat online piracy. In their response, Victoria Espinel, Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator at Office of Management and Budget, Aneesh Chopra, U.S. Chief Technology Officer, and Howard Schmidt, Special Assistant to the President and Cybersecurity Coordinator for National Security Staff stress that the important task of protecting intellectual property online must not threaten an open and innovative internet."

Don't let anyone tell you different, your voice does matter! 

Video- How PIPA/SOPA will affect us all! (click)

Lastly, If you're still confused about what SOPA/PIPA will really do!

What are SOPA and PIPA and what's the big fuss? (click)

"Although its sponsors have said that they would amend the bill, as currently written, SOPA would enable the U.S. Attorney General to seek a court order to require “a service provider (to) take technically feasible and reasonable measures designed to prevent access by its subscribers located within the United States to the foreign infringing site.” Until this weekend, one of the ways to do that would have been to cut the DNS (domain name server) records that point to the site, but that provision is likely to be removed after the Obama administration weighed in on the issue over the weekend, saying “Any effort to combat online piracy must guard against the risk of online censorship of lawful activity and must not inhibit innovation by our dynamic businesses large and small.” The administration also echoed concerns raised by a number of security experts, including some anti-malware companies that the bill could disrupt the underlying architecture of the Internet."

At the end of the day, while it is important to fight online piracy because it is hurting our entertainment industries, it's also important to protect our online freedom. The bills need to be re-modified, so that big companies won't be allowed take advantage of the little people!