Lamar Smith & MPAA Brush Off Wikipedia Blackout As Just A Publicity Stunt Calls Planned Web Site Blackouts “Stunts That Punish Their Users” editors question site's blackout planned Editorial An online to prevent a dark day Website protests It's tech world versus Hollywood Hackers Join Fight Against SOPA protest piracy bills Why even supporters antiSOPA move How access during the

Analysis: Wikipedia's SOPA blackout is the opposite of stupidity Wikipedia has announced it would temporarily shut down today, and it did. This blackout is probably the first in the history of the Internet. To come from a website which showed us the power of Internet, this event is extremely important. Wikipedia's blackout is to protest SOPA, an anti-internet piracy bill which is draconian and Wikipedia founder defends blackout JIMMY WALES, the co-founder of Wikipedia defended the decision to voluntarily blackout the world's largest online encyclopaedia for 24 hours from 5am GMT on Wednesday. The move will affect the English version. The Case For and Against the Wikipedia Blackout Other big Internet players haven't rallied behind Jimmy Wales, after the Wikipedia founder confirmed that the site would go dark this Wednesday to protest SOPA. Wikipedia has joined Reddit for a 24 hour blackout tomorrow. But other anti-Sopa sites aren't sure this is the best way to protest the anti-piracy bill. When asked if Twitter would blackout as well, CEO Dick Costolo called the whole ... How to Survive Tomorrow's Wikipedia SOPA Blackout How to Survive Tomorrow's Wikipedia SOPA Blackout Wikipedia Blackout Lets In Some Light Despite Wikipedia's 24-hour blackout, it is still possible to read Wikipedia's content in a number of ways. Wikipedia blackout: Loopholes galore in website's SOPA and PIPA shutdown protest An estimated 100m people will be affected by the one-day closure, as 7,000 sites join protest around the net. Founder Jimmy Wales warned students via Twitter to 'do your homework early'. Wikipedia Blackout January 18: 5 Things to Know About the SOPA, PIPA Protest Wikipedia will initiate a blackout on Wednesday, Jan. 18, in protest of the anti-piracy bills SOPA and PIPA. SOPA and PIPA are two Congressional bills meant to halt the illegal copying and sharing of movies and music on the Internet. However, major Internet organizations- such as Wikipedia, Reddit and Boing Boing - claim the bills will hinder their operations and they are ready to protest. Wikipedia SOPA Blackout Causes Freak Outs On Twitter Chances are most of you who read news online have heard about the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect IP Act. Well, it was recently announced that Wikipedia would institute a blackout in protest of SOPA & PIPA. As … Wikipedia founder defends blackout *new! JIMMY WALES, the co-founder of Wikipedia defended the decision to voluntarily blackout the world's largest online encyclopaedia for [...] Wikipedia blackout: Why even supporters question anti-SOPA move The Wikipedia blackout is intended to spotlight the value of open access to information on the Internet, but also underlies how fractious the move is, drawing fire from both critics and supporters.
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