PIPA support collapses, with 13 new Senators opposed
Members of the Senate are rushing for the exits in the wake of the Internet's unprecedented protest of the Protect IP Act (PIPA). At least 13 members of the upper chamber announced their opposition on...
Even without DNS provisions, SOPA and PIPA remain fatally flawed
The special interests behind the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect IP Act are in full retreat, throwing the bills' most controversial provisions overboard in a desperate attempt to stop the entire bill from...
What does SOPA mean for us foreigners?
The Stop Online Piracy Act is an American piece of legislation, and as a general rule, American legislation has only limited influence outside US borders. My fellow Europeans might, for example, marvel at the almost...
When a petition isn’t enough: SOPA protestors raise money to hire lobbyist firm
An enterprising group of techies who oppose the Stop Online Piracy Act is taking a page from corporate America with a fundraising campaign to hire its own lobbyist firm. With millions of dollars being thrown...
The Lonely Island gets off its boat to oppose SOPA
The Lonely Island, the three-man comedy troupe behind such hit songs as "I'm on a boat," has joined a group of artists opposed to SOPA.
"As creative professionals, we experience copyright infringement on a very pers...
A history of IP violence: how SOPA’s and PIPA’s sponsors have waged war on the Internet
Three members of Congress have played an outsized role in the advancement of copyright protection legislation over the past few years: Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX), and Rep. John Conyers Jr. (D-MI).......
SOPA, Internet regulation, and the economics of piracy
Earlier this month, I detailed at some length why claims about the purported economic harms of piracy, offered by supporters of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA)...
Protesting SOPA: how to make your voice heard
This week, "call your Congressperson" is not just a cliché. It's one of the most important things you can do to make your voice heard.
As Ars readers know, Wikipedia, reddit, Craiglist, and others are blacking...
Israeli and Palestinian hackers trade DDoS attacks in rising cyber-gang war
Pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli hackers are waging a cyber street-fight in a tit-for-tat exchange of posturing, threats of mass credit card exposures, and denial-of-service attacks. As Hamas has egged on hackers in recent ...
Supreme Court rejects student social media cases
The Supreme Court declined Tuesday to clarify on what grounds public schools may punish students for their off-campus online speech.
The justices have not squarely addressed the student-speech issue as it applies to the digi...
SOPA lives—and MPAA calls protests an “abuse of power”
The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has looked at tomorrow's "Internet blackout" in opposition to the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA)—and it sees only a "gimmick," a "stunt," "hyperbole," "a dangerous and troubli...
Apple-Samsung war rages on with new German lawsuits over 10 phones
Another day, another patent lawsuit between Apple and an Android phone manufacturer. Apple has filed a new lawsuit against Samsung in Germany targeting 10 of the company's smartphones, including the Galaxy S Plus and S II.
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