People in New York on January 18 (Reporter Li Mu) well-known website Wikipedia (Wikipedia) earlier today closed its introduction in English site in protest of the House of Representatives, Wikipedia initiatives have included Google (Google), Facebook, Microsoft and many other Internet companies to respond.
According to the Wall Street Journal reports today, the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee later this week on the controversial , referred to PIPA) motion to vote. Should the successful introduction of the two motions, it will allow the U.S. government or the copyright owner apply to the court injunction, to filter out some of the search engine results as well as block out the entire site, in order to further crack down on Internet piracy, protect intellectual property rights holders interests. Previously, the two bills by the Hollywood studios, major record companies to actively promote, Hollywood film accused of online piracy, Copyright damaged their business and staff.
However, including Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Facebook and many other Internet companies and human rights organizations, including the opponents are worried if the SOPA and PIPA into law, will lead the review of the Internet to reach unprecedented levels, will make the network lose their freedom of speech, even the potential for abuse, damage to the healthy development of the Internet. A Guest commented: network services.
Wikipedia, Google, Craigslist and other sites you have more than yesterday morning at his home earlier today to a face-lift, to express the motion of SOPA and PIPA protest and called on the majority of Internet users directly to Parliament the voice of protest against the passage of the bill. Wikipedia founder Wales (Jimmy Wales) spoke in an interview: development.
Currently the White House did not give clear support to the two bills. U.S. President Barack Obama’s speech at the weekend said government supports anti-piracy and protect intellectual property rights, nor will SOPA and PIPA random position, because it may violate the second amendment to the Constitution relating to the terms of speech and creative freedom .
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