Category Archives: Trendific News
Just Google it! Questions dumb people ask online
Just Google it! Questions dumb people ask online By Andrea Bartz and Brenna Ehrlich, Special to CNN Some people asked what SOPA is via Twitter when sites like Wikipedia staged mass, one-day blackouts of service in protest. After Bin Laden … Continue reading
Does Daily Variety Validate SOPA Fears?
Does Daily Variety Validate SOPA Fears? I’m for SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act, or the Senate’s PIPA). But at first, I admit, I thought it was the right thing to do. I own a small catalog of music releases, films, … Continue reading
The Real Reasons Google Killed SOPA/PIPA
The Real Reasons Google Killed SOPA/PIPA The much underappreciated subtext of Google’s original rallying cries that anti-piracy bills would be censorship akin to China and Iran, break the Internet, and “criminalize linking” is that Google and others that protested against … Continue reading
Latest SOPA News
SOPA’s Jane Jacobs Moment The image of the lone, grumpy old man made me think of the supporters of SOPA–old media, entrenched cable companies and Washington bureaucrats who don’t know how the internet works. Meanwhile, no one “of technical competence” … Continue reading