Thursday, January 26, 2012

Websites go dark to protest Internet censorship



Websites go dark to protest Internet censorship 

 

http://stream.aljazeera.com/story/websites-go-dark-protest-internet-censorship-0021990

Proposed US legislation aims to tackle online piracy, but critics claim passing it could jeopardise internet freedoms. 

Thousands of websites are going dark on Wednesday to protest the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act. Critics claim sites could be shut down without due process under the guise of protecting copyright laws.

Wikipedia, Reddit, Mozilla and Google are only a few of the major websites protesting SOPA on Wednesday.

The Stream speaks with Reddit Co-Founder Alexis Ohanian (@kn0thing), and Sandra Aistars (@copyright4) Executive Direction of the Copyright Alliance.

What do you think? How should legislation address copyright infringement without jeopardizing internet freedoms?Send us your thoughts and comments on Facebook or Twitter using hashtag #AJStream.

These are some highlights of the conversation around the web:

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