SOPA, PIPA, H.R. 1981 and Megaupload: Legislating and Enforcing the Fascist State

by Scott Creighton SOPA and PIPA are two of the most widely misunderstood pieces of legislation to recently come down the D.C. corporatist pipeline as of late (later I will write about that and the new pending legislation submitted by the same senator). Meanwhile, the recent shuttering of Megaupload and the subsequent arrest of Kim [...]

SOPA & PIPA Updates

by Scott Creighton Harry Reid announced that SOPA and PIPA would be shelved for now until a “compromise” is reached. Of about 40 co-sponsors for the Pipa bill, a handful withdrew their support on Wednesday, as thousands of websites participated in a co-ordinated online protes. BBC One of the creators of the world wide web [...]