January 2012
2 posts
“…while rape is a human universal, so are proscriptions against rape. Yet one has...”
– Steven Pinker (via azspot)
Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA)
The US attempt to control internet piracy has sparked a fierce battle between the creative industries and the free speech lobby. Here’s why:
1 What is Sopa?
It is the Stop Online Piracy Act, a bill put before the US House of Representatives. Its counterpart in the Senate is Pipa, short for the Protect Intellectual Property Act. If enacted in its present form (which now seems...