Anyone who's been on the internet within the last 24 hours most likely saw the banners asking for support to petition against SOPA and PIPA. SOPA and PIPA are two pieces of legislation that would restrict content on the internet and shut down websites that infringe on copyrights. Similar to what happened to Napster in 2001.
Viacom, Dow Chemical, CBS Corporation and Major League Baseball are a few of the companies that support the bills. Whereas Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, and Petzel are a sample of some of companies that oppose the bills.
I do not know whether these bills will pass or be re-written into another bill that will one day pass, but the fact that Google and a few other web sites collected enough public response in ONE DAY to force congress to halt the bills' progress is ASTOUNDING.
Think of what this could mean to our way of Government. Think what this could mean to our way of life as Americans. It is a very exciting time to be alive!
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