The brutal story about our pet and some interesting links on Internet Freedom topic :)

Today I have decided to tell you a story about our pet which is not alive anymore... So I was looking for an information on Wikipedia about this "pet" when I saw a waring note that "In less than 18 hours, the English Wikipedia will be blacked out to protest SOPA and PIPA. Of course I pressed "learn more" and now instead of writing the brutal story about our pet I decided to write about this protest. I think it's more important then the story about the bug (so called ladybird) which we've allowed to live in our kitchen since September 2011 and then in few months how it has become a monster...a mutated ladybird.. and how we started to worry about having it in our kitchen. It was walking slowly, we even could see his face:/ In short, it was very disgusting to have him there and the only possible way to destroy it seemed to take it to...

As Rabea already posted in news about the protest against SOPA and PIPA I will give you some interesting links on this topic:

1. http://news.cnet.com/8301-31921_3-57329001-281/how-sopa-would-affect-you-faq/ - How SOPA would affect you: FAQ -  here you can find answers on your questions about SOPA is, who's opposed to SOPA and who don't; How would SOPA work?; What will SOPA require internet providers to do?; What's the justification for SOPA and Protect IP? 


2. http://www.sdcitybeat.com/sandiego/article-10012-pipa-is-the-new-sopa.html - PIPA is the new SOPA 
a very interesting article about new bills

3. http://www.keepthewebopen.com/ - OPEN: Online Protection & ENforcement of Digital Trade Act - an alternative bill .OPEN puts rogue sites under the purview of the International Trade Commission, which already oversees patent infringement. The ITC would have the authority to block the flow of money and advertising to these sites, but that’s all.


4. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/16/opinion/firewall-law-could-infringe-on-free-speech.html?_r=4 -

Stop the Great Firewall of America - also an interesting article about internet freedom

In the end I would like to add the quote  from Sue Gardner, Wikimedia Foundation Executive Director's letter published on Wikipedia on 16th of January, 2012. 

"My hope is that when Wikipedia shuts down on January 18, people will understand that we’re doing it for our readers. We support everyone’s right to freedom of thought and freedom of expression. We think everyone should have access to educational material on a wide range of subjects, even if they can’t pay for it. We believe in a free and open Internet where information can be shared without impediment. We believe that new proposed laws like SOPA—and PIPA, and other similar laws under discussion inside and outside the United States—don’t advance the interests of the general public."