Progress on the Anti-SOPA Front! ___________ Web Protests Piracy Bills, and Senators Change Course   New York Times  Wednesday this formidable Old Guard was forced to make way for the new as Web powerhouses backed by Internet activists rallied opposition to the legislation through Internet blackouts and cascading criticism, sending an unmistakable message to lawmakers grappling with new media issues: Don’t mess with the Internet. … Sunk! How Hollywood Lost the PR Battle Over SOPA Reuters — In the space of a couple of days, Hollywood and its content creators lost the public relations war over Internet piracy SOPA legislation — which now appears poised to crumble into a million bits of dust. ..

Progress on the Anti-SOPA Front!

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Web Protests Piracy Bills, and Senators Change Course

 

New York Times 

Wednesday this formidable Old Guard was forced to make way for the new as Web powerhouses backed by Internet activists rallied opposition to the legislation through Internet blackouts and cascading criticism, sending an unmistakable message to lawmakers grappling with new media issues: Don’t mess with the Internet.

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Sunk! How Hollywood Lost the PR Battle Over SOPA

Reuters — In the space of a couple of days, Hollywood and its content creators lost the public relations war over Internet piracy SOPA legislation — which now appears poised to crumble into a million bits of dust. ..