SOPA / PIPA Protest And Blackout By Wikipedia News

Brief Introduction About SOPA:

The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), also known as House Bill 3261 or H.R. 3261, is a bill that was introduced in the United States House of Representatives on October 26, 2011, by House Judiciary Committee Chair Representative Lamar S. Smith (R-TX) and a bipartisan group of 12 initial co-sponsors. The bill, if made law, would expand the ability of U.S. law enforcement and copyright holders to fight online trafficking in copyrighted intellectual property and counterfeit goods. Presented to the House Judiciary Committee, it builds on the similar PRO-IP Act of 2008 and the corresponding Senate bill, the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA).

Internet industry and users all across the world are showing their anger towards this move from U.S. government and several internet giants decided to show their protest through online “Blackout”. Wikipedia.org, the largest online encycliopedia in the world is one of the protesters which made the 18th,Jan 2012 Wednesday memorable in the internet history by getting down for 24 hours it’s english version of online wikipedia.

Everyone who is somehow connected with internet industry is against to such bills which are intended to make internet a prison of thoughts. Everybody talking about SOPA & PIPA in their own way like:

Cbsnews.com Says: 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 Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and its Senate companion, the Protect IP Act (PIPA).

Guardian.co.uk Says: SOPA/PIPA Blackout
The internet seems a little …. quiet today, don’t you think?

Wired.com Says: Hundreds, if not thousands, of websites are expected to go dark or alter themselves Wednesday to protest proposed U.S. anti-piracy legislation that many believe goes too far fighting online copyright and trademark infringement.Hundreds, if not thousands, of websites are expected to go dark or alter themselves Wednesday to protest proposed U.S. anti-piracy legislation that many believe goes too far fighting online copyright and trademark infringement.

Let’s see what happens in future.