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What is SOPA? (...And Why It Needs To Be Stopped)
If you've been using the internet today (which you obviously have), it would have been difficult for you to avoid the wide-scale internet protest led by Google , Wikipedia , and other large companies whom many of us love, and who consider themselves vigilant defenders against internet censorship. So what's all the fuss about? A proposed law that, if passed, would seriously damage the way we ...
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Where Are Your Musical Blind Spots?
Ever feel guilty about not appreciating music you know you should?
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2020: A Press Odyssey – reporter licensing explained
Daddy, who's Hugh Grant? Oh, you mean Lord Grant Sketch It's 2020, and a schoolgirl is doing her homework.…
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Philip Treacy: 'Beatrice was thrilled with that hat’
Not even criticism of the Princess's 'pretzel' has dimmed milliner Philip Treacy's spectacular success - crowned by last week's dazzling horned helmet for Madonna. He speaks to Julia Llewellyn Smith
fashion.telegraph.co.uk
Go ahead and fuss, but medical marijuana is the future
Readers of the Jan. 29 Sunday Olympian woke up to two front-page headlines, five full-color photos and 85 column inches about the legal woes of local medical cannabis providers. The story had all the makings of great political drama: ambiguous laws, ambivalent lawmakers, undercover cops, lawyers of all stripes.
www.theolympian.com
Motorhead: Will show will go on without terrestrial TV?
Motorhead has noticed a bit of a theme developing in the comments section of these articles about watching the races on television.
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SOPA, PIPA: What you need to know
Having trouble using Wikipedia today? That's because the popular crowd-sourced online encyclopedia is participating in an "Internet blackout" in protest of two controversial anti-piracy bills: The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and its Senate companion, the Protect IP Act (PIPA).
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Nine-year legacy of Santorum's anti-gay remarks a 'frothy' online gross-out
WASHINGTON - Rick Santorum faces a tough battle in the next Republican primary — to stop the Mitt Romney juggernaut, he must unite South Carolina's evangelicals, social conservatives and Tea Party activists, all while competing against rivals with far fatter wallets.
ca.news.yahoo.com
SOPA Explained: Why It’s Bad for the Web & How to #StopSOPA
Rep. Lamar Smith promises to revive the SOPA bill in February. Here’s what has happened to date, who created the piracy problem, how SOPA affects marketers and website owners, where we are now, and how you can join the #StopSOPA movement.
searchenginewatch.com
Misogynist abuse online and playing the victim
Responding effectively to misogynist abuse involves abandoning censorship and encouraging more women online. Read more on the blog...
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