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    Jan 18, 2012 |Story| KDAF-LTV

  1. SOPA & PIPA: Internet blackout explained

    Thousands of websites went dark for the day to protest anti-piracy legislation that they feel could spur censorship of the Internet.
    Social Media Reporter
    Thousands of websites went dark for the day to protest anti-piracy legislation that they feel could spur censorship of the Internet.
    2. Jan 18, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. Wikipedia plans protest blackout today

    NEW YORK (AP) — Don't be surprised if you can't find Wikipedia today. The online encyclopedia's English language website is down until midnight. The 24-hour blackout is to protest anti-piracy legislation under consideration in Congress. The Stop...

    Tags: Social Media, Facebook, Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., Human Rights, eBay Inc.

    3. Jan 18, 2012 |Story| Petoskey News

  3. News briefs; Search teams suspend action in Italy cruise ship disaster

     
      Search teams suspend operations after cruise ship grounded off Italian island shifts   ROME (AP) — Italian rescue workers suspended operations Wednesday after a stricken cruise ship shifted slightly on the rocks near the Tuscan coast,...

    Tags: Gerald Ford, Hillary Clinton, Government, Justice and Rights, National Security

    4. Jan 17, 2012 |Story| KIAH-LTV

  4. Wikipedia, Reddit plan blackout in SOPA protest

    A handful of large websites will go dark on Wednesday to protest an anti-piracy bill that critics say will wreck the Internet as we know it.
    CNNMoney
    A handful of large websites will go dark on Wednesday to protest an anti-piracy bill that critics say will wreck the Internet as we know it. Wikipedia, user-submitted news site Reddit, the blog Boing Boing and the Cheezburger network of comedy sites...

    Tags: Entertainment, Stop Online Piracy Act, Kirsten Gillibrand, Companies and Corporations, U.S. Senate

    5. Jan 17, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Websites go black to protest anti-piracy bills in Congress

    What would the world be like without the Internet? Fire up your browser and see what you can't do.
    LOS ANGELES TIMES
    What would the world be like without the Internet? Fire up your browser and see what you can't do. In the first strike of its kind, hundreds of popular sites such as Wikipedia, Reddit and Boing Boing temporarily shut down Wednesday to protest a pair of...

    Tags: Justice System, Strikes, Labor Disputes, U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, Business Enterprises

    6. Jan 24, 2012 |Story| WTXX-LTV

  6. The Online-Piracy Mess: How Chris Dodd and Hollywood blew it with SOPA

    A cool $1.5 million a year.
    A cool $1.5 million a year. That's what the Motion Picture Association of America is reportedly paying Connecticut's formerU.S. Sen. Chris Doddto slide an anti-Internet-piracy bill through Congress. His insider knowledge, his old-fashioned liberal...

    Tags: Joe Lieberman, The New York Times, Movies, Entertainment, Stop Online Piracy Act

    7. Jan 18, 2012 |Story| WPIX-LTV

  7. Internet Blackout Against U.S. Law Fails To Enlist Big Sites

    A blackout scheduled for Wednesday to protest against proposed legislation on online piracy has failed to get the support of the biggest Internet players.
    REUTERS
    A blackout scheduled for Wednesday to protest against proposed legislation on online piracy has failed to get the support of the biggest Internet players. Despite calls for the participation of sites such as Facebook, Twitter and other big names, the...

    Tags: Justice System, eBay Inc., U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance

    8. Jan 16, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  8. Wikipedia blackout to protest SOPA progress in Congress

    Company Town
    The online information service Wikipedia htreatens a blackout to protest SOPA progress in Congress...
    9. Jan 17, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  9. Wikipedia blackout: Wednesday shaping up to be productive workday

    Nation Now
    Wikipedia blackout: The Wikipedia blackout is coming, as well as 24 hours without Reddit and other popular social network sites. What will we do to survive? Will we actually have to work and do our own research?...
    10. Jan 18, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  10. As Wikipedia, other sites remain dark, SOPA tweets 'flow'

    Nation Now
    Wikipedia remains dark and the anti-SOPA tweets flow. Meanwhile, you wonder: Do regular folks get it?...
    11. Jan 18, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  11. Humane Society: California best, South Dakota worst for animals

    Nation Now
    Humane Society ranks California 1st in survey of animal protection laws...
    12. Jan 18, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  12. SOPA blackout shows little hope of peace with Hollywood

    Company Town
    Little more than an hour into the first "Internet strike," major websites like Wikipedia and Craigslist remained dark to protest controversial anti-piracy legislation and more promised to follow in the morning....
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