Anti Piracy

Key Anti-Piracy Bill Backer: SOPA Is 'Dead'

Bloomberg | Eric Engleman | Posted 04.12.2012

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Hollywood-backed legislation to fight online piracy, shelved this year after an Internet protest led by Google Inc. (GOOG) and Wikipedia, is "dead," s...

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Web Wars

John Giacobbi | Posted 03.29.2012

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These "Web Wars" threaten to rage on for some considerable time yet -- particularly when Congress tries to reintroduce SOPA by the back door on a Friday evening when no one is looking.

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ACTA Sparks Protests In Latest Anti-Piracy Battle

HuffingtonPost.com | Gerry Smith | Posted 03.27.2012

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In the United States, a massive Internet protest last week led by Wikipedia and Google drove congressional leaders to place controversial anti-piracy ...

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We, The Internet

Craig Newmark | Posted 03.25.2012

Read More: Pipa, Anti-Piracy, Congress, Sopa, Technology News

Hey, this article: Antipiracy Bills Put on Hold in Congress (subscription link) was kind enough to quote me. Here's the original, for our mutual amus...

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Hollywood Lobbyist To Politicians: Don't Count On 'Support' If You Opposed SOPA

| Will Evans | Posted 01.24.2012

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California Watch. By Will Evans Hollywood is threatening politicians with one thing they hold very dear: campaign cash. As anti-piracy legisl...

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WATCH: Candidates Resoundingly Against SOPA

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 01.19.2012

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In a sign of just how dramatically public opinion has swung against the Internet anti-piracy legislation up for a vote next week in the Senate, all fo...

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Senate's McConnell Calls For PIPA Bill To Be 'Shelved'

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 01.19.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) urged Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Thursday to nix an upcoming vote on Protect ...

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Rupert Murdoch Lobbies Congress To Restrict Internet

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 12.08.2011

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WASHINGTON -- News Corp. honcho Rupert Murdoch threw his weight behind Congress' attempt to restrict the Internet, personally lobbying leaders on Capi...

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HOLLYWOOD'S GREATEST THREAT

The Huffington Post | Kathleen Miles | Posted 12.06.2011

Read More: Copyright Infringement, Bruce Leddy, Creative America, Protect Ip Act, Anti-Piracy, Video, Copyright, Online Piracy, Eric Schmidt, Stop Internet Piracy Act, Motion Picture Association of America, Bit Torent, Sopa, Los Angeles News

Creative America, a group launched over the summer to support Hollywood's anti-piracy campaign, recently released the video above, explaining that tho...

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'Illegally Downloading Books Puts New Yorkers Out Of Work': NYC's Anti-Piracy Campaign

commarts.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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With piracy drastically impacting jobs, New York is fighting back with a new ad campaign by local ad agency Fathom Communications. With the tagline "P...

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Anti-Piracy Donations Reach $250 Million

AP | CONSTANT BRAND | Posted 05.25.2011

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BRUSSELS — International donors pledged more than $250 million Thursday to strengthen Somalia's security forces and try to stop the rampant atta...

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Pirates New Focus Of US Seamen Training

AP | CLARKE CANFIELD | Posted 05.25.2011

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PORTLAND, Maine — With an alarming number of tankers and cargo ships getting hijacked on the high seas, the nation's maritime academies are offe...

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