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10 comments Secret US-corporate negotiations creating SOPA on steroids? Pro-SOPA industry giants urged the White House in secretive international trade talks to adopt stronger intellectual property protections. Critics say the negotiations could usher in “draconian” provisions capable of strangling Internet freedom. SOPA		8 comments Feds seized music blog for a year — without any proof of infringement Even without passing new legislation regulating what Americans can and can’t do on the Web, recently unsealed court records reveal that federal authorities took down a music website for one year without ever filing charges. SOPA CISPA
10 comments Online chats, off the record: Cryptocat puts privacy back on the Web “It’s been suggested to me that what I’m doing might be perhaps dangerous,” recalls Nadim Kobeissi. The 21-year-old, frizzy-haired computer programmer is alert and astute when talking to RT, and he suggests that others should be as well. SOPA		10 comments Concerns Dot Com: Inventor of the Web is worried about Facebook, Google, Apple and CISPA He revolutionized the world by inventing the World Wide Web. Decades later, though, MIT professor Tim Berners-Lee is warning consumers of his creation against Google and Facebook, as well as the government’s attempts to censor the Internet. SOPA CISPA
11 comments Falkvinge exclusive: Battle for internet on, Big Brother at the gate The battle over control of the internet is not just about the freedom of speech, but our global future. It is the choice between a Big Brother and democracy unseen before, insists Rick Falkvinge, the founder of the Swedish Pirate Party. SOPA		6 comments EU may reject ACTA The controversial pan-global anti-piracy agreement, ACTA, may soon be dead in the water. The Member of the European Parliament responsible for monitoring its progress through the European Union says it should be rejected. SOPA ACTA
6 comments CISPA is US ‘cyber-security loophole’ The readiness of the internet community to self organize for mass protests against censorship and online privacy curtailment has taken US legislators aback, believes Trevor Timm, web freedom activist from the Electronic Frontier foundation. SOPA CISPA		13 comments SOPA lobby games: Why Netflix PAC agenda is NOT convincing After an RT article caused, as Netflix calls it, "a bit of a firestorm," the streaming video service requested a clarification from our side. We are happy to offer it and explain exactly why we still have a lot of unanswered questions. SOPA
48 comments Netflix creates pro-SOPA super-PAC? As US lawmakers consider anti-piracy legislation, they may have found an ally in Netflix. The streaming content giant has created its own super PAC, raising claims that it will support anti-piracy measures in Washington to promote SOPA-like laws. SOPA		57 comments Even worse than SOPA: New CISPA cybersecurity bill will censor the Web An onrush of condemnation and criticism kept the SOPA and PIPA acts from passing earlier this year, but US lawmakers have already authored another authoritarian bill that could give them free reign to creep the Web in the name of cybersecurity. SOPA CISPA
10 comments FBI: ‘We are losing to hackers’ If you thought hacktivists only messed with the FBI on Fridays, think again. Global terrorism SOPA		9 comments SOPA’s father gets a not-so-subtle warning With America’s largest Internet providers only weeks from their next attempt at curbing copyright crimes by way of a coast-to-coast anti-piracy campaign, opponents of online censorship are taking their own message to the streets — literally. SOPA
27 comments Official: US govt already seized hundreds of foreign domains US seizure of a Canadian gambling website caused online outcry as it was registered abroad and thought to be outside American jurisdiction. But this is far from isolated; it has emerged that the US has seized hundreds of foreign domain names. SOPA		44 comments Anonymous take down anti-virus giant and Vatican, warn of ‘March storm’ Hacktivist group Anonymous has launched an online assault on anti-virus company Panda Security after Tuesday’s arrest of members of the hackers’ LulzSec collective. The group also raided the Vatican website in protest against the Catholic Church. SOPA
10 comments ‘Arrests will energize Anonymous movement’ Hacking groups like Anonymous and LulzSec are movements that have “resorted to direct action,” and prosecuting their members is only going to make things worse, Robert Harris, a member of the UK Pirate Party, told RT. SOPA		16 comments Ron Paul rallies for Internet freedom during Super Tuesday speech Ron Paul is all about rights. Legendary for his libertarian ideals, the GOP candidate has been adamant with advocating constitutional liberties. Speaking on Tuesday, Paul urged voters to reexamine what is happening to their online rights, as well. US Election 2012 SOPA Defense Authorization Act
11 comments ‘Web users want freedom, not free stuff’ – UK Pirate Party boss Internet activists do not rally for “free online stuff,” the leader of the UK Pirate Party told RT. Rather, they protest against giving government tools to censor the web and to restrict civic freedoms. SOPA		31 comments ACTA in UK: 10 years in jail for 'illegal downloads' UK web surfers have caught a grim glimpse of the future with Internet users being threatened with 10 years in jail for “illegal downloading” after a prominent music file-sharing site was shut down shortly after Britain signed the notorious ACTA bill. SOPA ACTA
20 comments Any .com a target? US takes down 'illegal' website outside America The conviction of Canadian billionaire Calvin Ayre in the US on charges of online gambling and money laundering has sparked fears that anyone owning an Internet .com domain could fall under US jurisdiction. SOPA		22 comments Anonymous joins forces with OWS against NDAA-supporting politicians America’s most powerful protest groups are joining forces to warn elected officials that they will be held accountable for their actions. The campaign is called Our Polls and its being launched with help from both Anonymous and the Occupy movement. SOPA Defense Authorization Act

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