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The PIPA/SOPA-pera: Hollywood Versus Silicon Valley
- January 20, 2012
- Posted by: Ted Bullen
- Category: Copyright Infringement, High-tech, Media, News
No CommentsProtect IP Act (PIPA), emanating from the U.S. Senate, and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), from the U.S. House of representatives, have unleashed activism on a major scale. Disgusted by the lack of forethought in the construct of these two bills, major web-site operators initiated black-outs that spawned angry phone calls, e-mails, and telegrams