Some amazing developments have taken place in the battle to STOP SOPA & PIPA recently. I was reading through articles this morning and thought I would share some of the interesting ones with you as well as provide you with the links to get involved.

Stop SOPA: How People And Social Media Changed Lawmakers’ Minds

Jan. 18, 2012 was a big day for supporters of Internet freedom. Not only did several major websites go dark in protest of two online piracy bills before Congress, but several key lawmakers, withdrew their support for the legislation.

So what changed these politicians minds…READ MORE HERE.

SOPA Blackout represents Web’s “political coming of age”

In an unprecedented display of Internet force on Wednesday, thousands of websites went dark or self-censored to protest twin antipiracy measures pending in Congress.

The so called SOPA Blackout represented a culmination of months of intensifying outcry over the bills, echoed and amplified by social media, blogs and tech publications, that came to draw more and more popular sites into the official day of protest: Google, Wikipedia, Craigslist, Wired, Reddit, Boing Boing, Reporters Without Borders, Pressthink, Greenpeace, McSweeney’s and many more.…READ MORE HERE.

Want to get involved? There are a number of sites offering links to let your voice be heard, SIGN PETITIONS or just get ready for the NEXT CALL TO ACTION if SOPA returns:

Millions of Americans oppose SOPA and PIPA because these bills would censor the Internet and slow economic growth in the U.S.

Two bills before Congress, known as the Protect IP Act (PIPA) in the Senate and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the House, would censor the Web and impose harmful regulations on American business. Millions of Internet users and entrepreneurs already oppose SOPA and PIPA.

The Senate will begin voting on January 24th. Please let them know how you feel. Sign this petition urging Congress to vote NO on PIPA and SOPA before it is too late…SIGN THE PETITION!

It’s not to late for you to contact your representatives!

The Senate will vote on PIPA this Monday. Senators need to hear from you right now. WRITE TO CONGRESS NOW!.



⇒ SIGN Up To FLOOD CONGRESS with phonecalls if SOPA returns! ⇐

Wikipedia has an article that documents the current protest against SOPA. The article’s info may change as the events progress and the neutrality of the info found on the Stop Online Piracy Act page is disputed...READ MORE HERE.



”The Wikipedia blackout is over — and you have spoken. More than 162 million people saw our message asking if you could imagine a world without free knowledge. You said no. You shut down Congress’s switchboards. You melted their servers. Your voice was loud and strong. Millions of people have spoken in defense of a free and open Internet.

For us, this is not about money. It’s about knowledge. As a community of authors, editors, photographers, and programmers, we invite everyone to share and build upon our work. Our mission is to empower and engage people to document the sum of all human knowledge, and to make it available to all humanity, in perpetuity. We care passionately about the rights of authors, because we are authors.

SOPA and PIPA are not dead: they are waiting in the shadows. What’s happened in the last 24 hours, though, is extraordinary. The Internet has enabled creativity, knowledge, and innovation to shine, and as Wikipedia went dark, you’ve directed your energy to protecting it. We’re turning the lights back on. Help us keep them shining brightly.” by Wikipedia