People and companies are taking a firm stance today against the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA). While visiting sites like Google, Wikipedia, WordPress.org and Firefox, on Wednesday, January 18th (for 24 hours), you will find messaging in protest of SOPA and PIPA via a website “black out”.
Learn more about what SOPA and PIPA entails by visiting:
https://www.google.com/landing/takeaction/
I encourage you to read the petition, understand it, and if you agree, sign it.
Below is a brief video explaining more about the effects of SOPA and PIPA:
PROTECT IP / SOPA Breaks The Internet from Fight for the Future on Vimeo.
The Senate will begin voting on January 24th. Be sure to voice how you feel.
