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In other words, many SOPA opponents were confused and even shocked when they learned that the very power they feared the most in that bill — the power of the U.S. Government to seize and shut down websites based solely on accusations, with no trial — is a power the U.S. Government already possesses and, obviously, is willing and able to exercise even against the world’s largest sites (they have this power thanks to the the 2008 PRO-IP Act pushed by the same industry servants in Congress behind SOPA as well as by forfeiture laws used to seize the property of accused-but-not-convicted drug dealers). Read More Click to embiggen

In other words, many SOPA opponents were confused and even shocked when they learned that the very power they feared the most in that bill — the power of the U.S. Government to seize and shut down websites based solely on accusations, with no trial — is a power the U.S. Government already possesses and, obviously, is willing and able to exercise even against the world’s largest sites (they have this power thanks to the the 2008 PRO-IP Act pushed by the same industry servants in Congress behind SOPA as well as by forfeiture laws used to seize the property of accused-but-not-convicted drug dealers).

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Stop SOPA THE ESSENTIALS: Summary and bill text of SOPA - H.R. 3261: link Summary and bill text of PIPA - S.968: link Congressmen who support SOPA and how much money in donations they received to support it: link IN DEPTH: Companies that support SOPA - link Companies that oppose SOPA & PIPA - link Video: What is PIPA and how will it affect you? link SOPA 101: An Infographic - link Tech Law & Policy: House takes Senate’s bad Internet censorship bill, tries making it worse - Analysis of SOPA & PIPA - link GET INVOLVED: Take Action Checklist to Stop Censorship - link Join @YourAnonNews and @AnonymousIRC and pledge not to tweet between 8AM-8PM EST (1300-0100 UTC) on 18 January [check your local timezone here - Use hashtags #SOPAblackout and #J18 Add the following banners to your Twitter pic: “CENSORED” - link | “STOP SOPA” - link How to contact Facebook and Google to support the January 18 SOPA blackout - link Contact your local Representative with info and a widget to find them by EFF and Wired for Change - link

Stop SOPA

THE ESSENTIALS:

  • Summary and bill text of SOPA - H.R. 3261: link
  • Summary and bill text of PIPA - S.968: link
  • Congressmen who support SOPA and how much money in donations they received to support it: link

IN DEPTH:

  • Companies that support SOPA - link
  • Companies that oppose SOPA & PIPA - link
  • Video: What is PIPA and how will it affect you? link
  • SOPA 101: An Infographic - link
  • Tech Law & Policy: House takes Senate’s bad Internet censorship bill, tries making it worse - Analysis of SOPA & PIPA - link

GET INVOLVED:

  • Take Action Checklist to Stop Censorship - link
  • Join @YourAnonNews and @AnonymousIRC and pledge not to tweet between 8AM-8PM EST (1300-0100 UTC) on 18 January [check your local timezone here - Use hashtags #SOPAblackout and #J18
  • Add the following banners to your Twitter pic: “CENSORED” - link | “STOP SOPA” - link
  • How to contact Facebook and Google to support the January 18 SOPA blackout - link
  • Contact your local Representative with info and a widget to find them by EFF and Wired for Change - link

(Source: youranonnews)

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