Wikipedia is protesting against SOPA and PIPA by blacking out the
English Wikipedia for 24 hours, beginning at midnight January 18,
Eastern Time.
SOPA and PIPA represent two bills in the United States House of
Representatives and the United States Senate respectively. SOPA is
short for the "Stop Online Piracy Act," and PIPA is an acronym for the
"Protect IP Act." ("IP" stands for "intellectual property.") In short,
these bills are efforts to stop copyright infringement committed by
foreign web sites, but, in our opinion, they do so in a way that
actually infringes free expression while harming the Internet.
Readers who come to English Wikipedia during the blackout will not be
able to read the encyclopedia. Instead, you will see messages intended
to raise awareness about SOPA and PIPA, encouraging you to share your
views with your representatives, and with each other on social media.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:SOPA_initiative/Learn_more
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