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If You Thought SOPA Was Bad, Just Wait Until You Meet ACTA

January 23, 2012Erik Kain

Updated below. When sites like Wikipedia and Reddit banded together for a major blackout January 18th, the impact was felt all the way to D.C. The blackout had lawmakers running from the controversial anti-piracy legislation, SOPA and PIPA, which critics said threatened freedom of speech online. Unfortunately for free-speech advocates, these pieces of legislation are […]

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ACTA, Anti-Counterfeit Trade Agreement, Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, byline=E.D. Kain, censorship, Electronic Frontier Foundation, European Parliament, European Union, free speech, La Quadrature du Net, PIPA, Ron Wyden, Security, Social Media, SOPA, Tech, United States

PIPA Halted In The Senate But It’s Still Too Soon To Celebrate

January 20, 2012Erik Kain

An internet blackout and protests online and in person helped grind anti-piracy legislation to a halt in congress. But the fight isn’t over yet. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) called off a vote on the controversial Protect IP Act (PIPA) after Wednesday’s internet blackout and statements from the president indicating that more discussion was […]

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Ars Technica, Ben Cardin, byline=E.D. Kain, Darrell Issa, Google, Harry Reid, Lamar Smith, OPEN Act, PIPA, Protect IP Act, Ron Wyden, SOPA, Stop Online Piracy Act, Tech, White House, Wikipedia

An Interview With Rep. Jared Polis: Why We Need To Stop SOPA

January 18, 2012Erik Kain

All across the internet today, websites have gone dark to protest two bills in congress that aim at cracking down on online piracy. However, these bills – SOPA in the House and PIPA in the Senate – are widely believed to go too far, netting many law-abiding citizens and websites in their attempt to quash […]

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The Day The Internet Stood Still: Why Wikipedia And Craigslist Went Dark

January 18, 2012Erik Kain

Websites across the internet have gone black Wednesday to protest controversial anti-piracy legislation. The Day The Internet Stood Still Ever wonder what the internet would be like if it got angry? That picture above is just a small taste of just what’s going on online today, January 18th, as dozens of websites – including some […]

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Time Is Running Out For SOPA Opponents Congressmen Warn At CES 2012

January 11, 2012Erik Kain

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) showed up at in to issue a stark warning: we’re running out of time to stop legislation aimed at cracking down on copyright infringement. That legislation – the Stop Online Piracy Act in the House and the Protect IP Act in the Senate – is intended to […]

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byline=E.D. Kain, California, censorship, Consumer Electronic Association, Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Darrell Issa, Facebook, free speech, Innovation & Science, OPEN Act, PIPA, Protect IP Act, Reddit, Ron Wyden, Senate, Social Media, SOPA, Stop Online Piracy Act, Tech, Wyden

Recording Industry Association of America Rejects OPEN Act in Favor of SOPA

January 5, 2012Erik Kain

The Entertainment Software Association has maintained staunch support of internet censorship legislation in spite of alternatives like the OPEN Act. Now the Recording Industry Association of America has voiced its own dissatisfaction with alternatives to the SOPA and PIPA bills. According to The Hill, the RIAA “dismissed an alternate online piracy bill from Rep. Darrell […]

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byline=E.D. Kain, Darrell Issa, Entertainment Software Association, ITC, Recording Industry Association of America, RIAA, Ron Wyden, Social Media, SOPA, Tech, United States

The OPEN Act is Flawed but Still Better than SOPA

December 27, 2011Erik Kain

Opponents of online censorship have introduced a bipartisan alternative to legislation that threatens to break the internet. The OPEN Act is far from perfect, but it’s a step in the right direction. Eric Goldman has a really smart, detailed breakdown of the OPEN Act – an alternative to the purely noxious SOPA/PIPA legislation currently crawling […]

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byline=E.D. Kain, California, Darrell Issa, Democratic Party (United States), Eric Goldman, Legislation, OPEN Act, Oregon, PIPA, Ron Wyden, SOPA, Tech, Twitter, USA PATRIOT Act, Wyden

SOPA, the NDAA, and Patent-Trolling: Why Americans Need a Civil Liberties Caucus

December 10, 2011Erik Kain

Nearly every elected official in Congress voted for the National Defense Authorization Act, a bill placing domestic terrorism investigations into the hands of the US Military. We need to elect more politicians willing to vote ‘Nay.’ Over on Google Plus, in a response to this very excellent post by Alex Tabbarok, Jim Henley writes: The […]

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How Congress and the Entertainment Industry Plan to Kill the Internet and How Citizens, Reddit Users, and a Few Senators Are Fighting Back

November 28, 2011Erik Kain

Two bills aim to lock down the internet with a host of new government censorship powers. Two bills are moving through the Senate and the House at the moment, aimed at creating a host of new controls and regulations over the internet, and threatening to change the way everybody does business and interacts online. SOPA, […]

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