The goal of the Stop Online Piracy Act is relatively straightforward: to crack down on "internet pirates" or people illegally downloading copyrighted albums and DVDs. Stealing is wrong, and thieves ...

If you think SOPA sounds like Mexican soup and PIPA is the fetching sister of a certain princess, you can be excused for wondering why Wikipedia, Reddit and thousands of other websites are blacking ...

5.04pm: We are going to wrap this up for the day, and what a day it has been. After the biggest ever day of online protest politicians have been deluged with opposition to SOPA and PIPA and a lot of ...

Having trouble using Wikipedia today? That's because the popular crowd-sourced online encyclopedia is participating in an "Internet blackout" in protest of two controversial anti-piracy bills: The ...

Anyone who's been online this week (and tried to access Wikipedia) has probably heard something about SOPA, the congressional bill that would have required stern actions to shut off access to foreign ...

The Stop Online Piracy Act is an American piece of legislation, and as a general rule, American legislation has only limited influence outside US borders. My fellow Europeans might, for example, ...

Two years after the anti-piracy bill SOPA sparked protests from activists concerned about Internet freedom, issues around what can be done to limit activity online continue to rage on. Subscribe to ...

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More A handful of U.S. websites have decided to go dark today in protest of ...

Update: Both SOPA and PIPA have been indefinitely postponed. We will continue to take updates about lawmakers at [email protected] As popular Internet sites shut down or blacked out in protest on ...

New York City demonstration against SOPA/PIPA, outside the Manhattan offices of Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, who co-sponsored the Senate PIPA bill. Photo Credit: IDGNS New York ...

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