Wednesday, January 18, 2012

USA - Internet firms protested on Wednesday against an anti-piracy. They say will encourage web censorship.

Published on Jan 18, 2012 by
http://www.euronews.net/ US Internet firms protested on Wednesday against an anti-piracy bill they say will encourage web censorship.

Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia, has shut its English-language version for twenty-four hours.

The Stop Online Piracy Act is backed the movie and music industries.

They argue the measures are necessary to stop copyright infringment, a view disputed by champions of Internet freedom.

Lance Ulanoff, editor-in-chief of social media site Mashable, said the laws would be "truly draconian measures."

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