On the need for SOPA & PIPA in copyright enforcement
My sister's latest law blog post is on a subject well known by my geeky friends...
SOPA: What is it Good For? Absolutely Nothing (Cornell Journal of Law & Public Policy Blog)
Wikipedia blackout
Belatedly reposted from Google+
It looks like Wikipedia will be participating in the SOPA blackout on Jan 18 (at least, the media is taking twitter comments by Wales to be announcing this as decided). I think this will get a lot more attention from other demographics: so far awareness has been largely limited to techy geeks, while participation by reddit is notable it's less likely to reach the people who haven't heard about it. Wikipedia is broadly used. If it looks like this proposed blackout page, it will certainly be dramatic.
(Not) reporting on SOPA
Reposted from Google+
Why you probably haven't heard of SOPA. I hadn't realized the bind this particular issue is in, where big media self-censors in support of its own position -- who watches the watchmen?
REPORT: News Networks Ignore Controversial SOPA Legislation (http://mediamatters.org/blog/201201050008)