Stop Censorship: Stop SOPA and PIPA

Censorship affects us all.

Today, blogs and sites across America, Canada, and the world are blacked out in protest of two legislative bills proposed in Congress: SOPA and PIPA. These two bills, which Congress claims are intended to stop online piracy, would have disastrous consequences for free speech, online communication, and online commerce.

"Online commerce?" you ask. Yes, online commerce. SOPA and PIPA would overwhelmingly favor big business over small business, making it extremely difficult, if not impossible, for independent creatives (authors, artists, musicians) to do business online. For an excellent overview of why this is so, read author and reviewer Cheryl Morgan's analysis.

Related articles
Why We've Censored Wired.com (wired.com)
STOP SOPA (cyberlaw.stanford.edu)
SOPA and PIPA (blogs.discovermagazine.com)
BlackoutSOPA.org - Change your profile picture to protest SOPA! (darioalvarez.net)
Google Protests SOPA And PIPA By Censoring Logo, Offering Information And A Petition (inquisitr.com)
What SOPA means around the world - literally (thenextweb.com)
Websites go dark at start of SOPA/PIPA protest (digitaltrends.com)


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