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Tag: Bottom

PIPA and SOPA explained

Clay Shirky has the best overview I’ve seen/heard/read of PIPA and SOPA and the context from whence they emerged:

Bottom line: the legilsation’s about wanting us to be passive consumers, not producing and not sharing.

Author Jon LebkowskyPosted on January 20, 2012January 20, 2012Categories Copright, Copyleft, IPTags Bottom, Clay Shirky, legilsation, overview, passive consumers, pipa, sopa, whence

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