'SOPA' and 'PIPA' IN US-CONGRESS: WIKIPEDIA SHUTS DOWN ITS ENGLISH VERSION SITE FOR 24HRS.!
January 18th 2012 15:42
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THE ANTI-PIRACY LEGISLATION THAT IS UNDER CONSIDERATION IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE,USA IS AN ATTEMPT TO BRING THE INTERNET UNDER STRICTER CONTROL AND SAVE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS THAT THE FILM PLUS MUSIC INDUSTRY IN AMERICA LOOSES EVERY YEAR DUE TO THE PIRACY OF THEIR CONTENTS.THE PROPOSED LAW SHALL DEFINITELY BE A GREAT RESCUE TO THESE ENTERTAINMENT BIGWIGS,BUT,IT WILL ALSO PUT SEVERAL RESTRICTIONS ON THE USE OF SEVERAL SITES INSIDE AMERICA AND THEREBY POSE A THREAT TO THE VERY CORE OF THE INTERNET PHENOMENON: OPEN FLOW OF IDEAS/INFORMATION INSIDE US.
THE PROPOSED BILL IS CALLED 'STOP ONLINE PIRACY ACT' OR POPULARY CALLED 'SOPA'.
THERE IS AN ANOTHER SUCH RESTRICTIVE-LEGISLATION UNDER CONSIDERATION IN THE SENATE
ROTECT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ACT OR WELL-KNOWN AS 'PIPA'.THIS LAW WILL MAKE IT A PUNISHABLE CRIME TO USE MATERIALS FROM THE INTERNET SITES WITHOUT GETTING PRIOR SANCTION FROM THE OWNER/INVENTOR OF THE SITE/INFORMATION IN THE USA.
THIS HAS INFURIATED THE MAJORITY OF INTERNET-COMMUNITY FOR THIS PROPOSED LAW IS SEEN AS AN INFRINGEMENT OF THE RIGHTS OF FREE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION.
WIKIPEDIA SHUT DOWN ITS ENG-VERSION SITE FOR 24hrs..REDDIT ALSO DID IT AS A MARK OF SHOWING DISPLEASURE.TWITTER,FACEBOOK, GOOGLE,YAHOO,e-BAY HAVE ALSO SHOWN THEIR DISPLEASURE,HOWEVER THEY DID NOT SHUT DOWN THEIR WEBPAGE!
INITIALLY OBAMA ADMINISTRATION WAS CRITICAL OF THESE TWO PROPOSED CONGRESSIONAL LEGISLATION. . .BUT,IT APPEARED,LATER ON THAT OBAMA CAME UNDER THE HEAVY LOBBYING FROM THE HOLLYWOOD N OTHER SUCH ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRIES.
M.JHA
INDIA.
THE PROPOSED BILL IS CALLED 'STOP ONLINE PIRACY ACT' OR POPULARY CALLED 'SOPA'.
THERE IS AN ANOTHER SUCH RESTRICTIVE-LEGISLATION UNDER CONSIDERATION IN THE SENATE
ROTECT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ACT OR WELL-KNOWN AS 'PIPA'.THIS LAW WILL MAKE IT A PUNISHABLE CRIME TO USE MATERIALS FROM THE INTERNET SITES WITHOUT GETTING PRIOR SANCTION FROM THE OWNER/INVENTOR OF THE SITE/INFORMATION IN THE USA.THIS HAS INFURIATED THE MAJORITY OF INTERNET-COMMUNITY FOR THIS PROPOSED LAW IS SEEN AS AN INFRINGEMENT OF THE RIGHTS OF FREE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION.
WIKIPEDIA SHUT DOWN ITS ENG-VERSION SITE FOR 24hrs..REDDIT ALSO DID IT AS A MARK OF SHOWING DISPLEASURE.TWITTER,FACEBOOK, GOOGLE,YAHOO,e-BAY HAVE ALSO SHOWN THEIR DISPLEASURE,HOWEVER THEY DID NOT SHUT DOWN THEIR WEBPAGE!
INITIALLY OBAMA ADMINISTRATION WAS CRITICAL OF THESE TWO PROPOSED CONGRESSIONAL LEGISLATION. . .BUT,IT APPEARED,LATER ON THAT OBAMA CAME UNDER THE HEAVY LOBBYING FROM THE HOLLYWOOD N OTHER SUCH ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRIES.
M.JHA
INDIA.
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