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Five Major SOPA Supporters
csmonitor.com 4 weeks agoThe Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and its Senate counterpart, the Protect IP Act or PIPA, would allow the US government to seek a court order and even shut down websites that contain content or links “committing or facilitating online piracy.” Moreover, advertisers and Internet service providers would be banned from doing business with violators. However, payment and advertising networks, search engines or service providers that take voluntary action to redress detected violations , by terminating businesse
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The Story Behind Rupert Murdoch's Rants About Google And SOPA
forbes.com 4 weeks, 1 day agoLike most big entertainment companies, News Corp. supports SOPA and PIPA, the controversial bills aimed at curbing illegal content sharing. Like most big internet companies, Google opposes them. But those two facts by themselves don't explain why, last Friday, News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch embarked on a series of Twitter posts accusing "piracy leader" Google of "plain stealing," hypocrisy and influence-buying on Capitol Hill.










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