Free Talk Live - PIPA

Aaron Swartz' Death Fuels MIT Probe, WH Petition to Oust Prosecutor

thefatalepic — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 22:57:30 +0000

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has launched an internal probe of the events leading up to the suicide of internet activist Aaron Swartz, who was facing federal charges for allegedly hacking into the school's journal archives.

Furor over Swartz' death has reached the White House in the form of a petition asking for the removal of U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz who pressed the case against Swartz.

Goodbye SOPA, Hello CISPA

ZEUSLGN — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 02:01:04 +0000

While most folks are looking elsewhere, Congress is trying to sneak an absolutely awful "cybersecurity" bill through Congress, permitting ISPs to funnel private communications and related information back to the government without adequate privacy protections and controls. The bill does not specify which agencies ISPs could disclose customer data to, but the structure and incentives in the bill raise a very real possibility that the National Security Agency or the DOD’s Cybercommand would be the primary recipient.

ACTA: the Internet censorship “law” that can’t be repealed?

southernpatriot — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:49:34 +0000

Just last month millions of Americans rallied to defeat SOPA and PIPA. However, something worse has crept in the back-door and may not be able to be repealed. In October 2011, President Obama signed an international agreement called the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement or ACTA.

Obama Signs Treaty Far Worse Than SOPA

lonelyhope — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:49:27 +0000

White House bypasses Senate to ink agreement that could allow Chinese companies to demand ISPs remove web content in US with no legal oversight

If You Thought SOPA Was Bad, Just Wait Until You Meet ACTA

NHNative — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 03:15:19 +0000

When sites like Wikipedia and Reddit banded together for a major blackout January 18th, the impact was felt all the way to Washington D.C. The blackout had lawmakers running from the controversial anti-piracy legislation, SOPA and PIPA, which critics said threatened freedom of speech online.

Unfortunately for free-speech advocates, these pieces of legislation are not the only laws which threaten an open internet.

Few people have heard of ACTA

Meet ACTA; It’s SOPA and PIPA on steroids

ZEUSLGN — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 04:16:59 +0000

SOPA and PIPA have been shelved but the government’s plan to censor the public is an ongoing threat. Enter the "Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement" aka ACTA, an international trade agreement whose supposed sole purpose is to forge ahead with tackling counterfeited goods and -- suprise, surprise -- copyright infringement.

What SOPA and PIPA really mean for you and I

jjswanson — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 21:08:33 +0000

What does a bill like PIPA/SOPA mean to our shareable world? At the TED offices, Clay Shirky delivers a proper manifesto -- a call to defend our freedom to create, discuss, link and share, rather than passively consume.

Sopa: Sites go dark as part of anti-piracy law protests

Syd Roc — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:19:37 +0000

Sopa: Sites go dark as part of anti-piracy law protests

Web Sites Will Shut Down to Protest Antipiracy Bills

Deslock Darkstar — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:12:46 +0000

With a Web-wide protest on Wednesday that includes a 24-hour shutdown of the English-language Wikipedia, the legislative battle over two Internet piracy bills has reached an extraordinary moment — a political coming of age for a relatively young and disorganized industry that has largely steered clear of lobbying and other political games in Washington.