the internet blackout-- learn & fight the SOPA/PIPA war.

Today, thousands of websites
-BLACKED OUT-
as a protest against the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Piracy IP Act.

Among these include website giants & information pools such as:
*Google *Wikipedia *Craigslist *Wordpress

Seems irrelevant?
Watch & See how it can affect you


PROTECT IP / SOPA Breaks The Internet from Fight for the Future

SUMMARY:
Government and corporations could block any site,
foreign or domestic for ONE infringing link.
Site like YOUTUBE. TWITTER & FACEBOOK
would have to censor their users or shut down
since they are now reliable for EVERYTHING users post.

Any ORDINARY user could got jail for FIVE YEARS
for positing copyrighted work... even COVERS of pop songs.

http://www.wordpress.org/
--scroll down to petition.

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