User blog:PhazonAdictKraid/PLEASE READ: Stand against SOPA and PIPA!

For those who are not knowledgeable:
 * What are SOPA and PIPA?
 * 'SOPA and PIPA represent two bills in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate respectively. SOPA is short for the "Stop Online Piracy Act," and PIPA is an acronym for the "Protect IP Act." ("IP" stands for "intellectual property.") In short, these bills are efforts to stop copyright infringement committed by foreign web sites, but, in our opinion, they do so in a way that actually infringes free expression while harming the Internet. Detailed information about these bills can be found in the Stop Online Piracy Act and PROTECT IP Act articles on Wikipedia, which are available during the blackout. GovTrack lets you follow both bills through the legislative process: SOPA on this page, and PIPA on this one. The Electronic Frontier Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to advocating for the public interest in the digital realm, has summarized why these bills are simply unacceptable in a world that values an open, secure, and free Internet. 
 * SOPA and PIPA would put the burden on website owners to police user-contributed material and call for the unnecessary blocking of entire sites. Small sites won't have sufficient resources to defend themselves. Big media companies may seek to cut off funding sources for their foreign competitors, even if copyright isn't being infringed. Foreign sites will be blacklisted, which means they won't show up in major search engines. SOPA and PIPA would build a framework for future restrictions and suppression. 'In a world in which politicians regulate the Internet based on the influence of big money, Wikipedia — and sites like it — cannot survive. 

'''Congress says it's trying to protect the rights of copyright owners, but the "cure" that SOPA and PIPA represent is worse than the disease. SOPA and PIPA are not the answer: they would fatally damage the free and open Internet. '''

READ: This information was taken from the Wikipedia blackout.

FAQ:

What can I do?

'''For the moment there is a petition at Google that if you are against this, you can sign up, if this gets millions and millions of voters, it can reach the US. Congress, and if they take our request seriously, they will cancel this law.'''

You can vote AGAINST here: Vote against SOPA and PIPA!

When will this law start to have function?

'''It will start to have function on JANUARY 24th! So vote before IT'S TOO LATE.'''

What else can I do?

For a few time, the Wikipedia blackout has a page, if you write your ZIP, you can contact your Senator and let him know you are AGAINST this.