Wednesday, April 7, 2010 as of 11:14 AM ET
Wikipedia will initiate a blackout on Wednesday, Jan.
18, in protest of the anti-piracy bills SOPA and PIPA. SOPA and PIPA are two Congressional bills meant to halt the illegal copying and sharing of movies and music on the Internet, among other aims. However, major Internet organizations -- such as Wikipedia, Reddit and Boing Boing -- claim the bills will hinder their operations and are ready to protest.Wikipedia, Reddit, Boing Boing and Anonymous will go dark Wednesday in condemnation of SOPA and PIPA. "This is going to be wow," Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia, said on Twitter. "I hope Wikipedia will melt phone systems in Washington on Wednesday. Tell everyone you know!""If you want an Internet where human rights, free speech and the rule of law are not subordinated to the entertainment industry's profits, I hope you'll join us," said Cory Doctorow of Boing Boing.Even gargantuan Internet companies like Facebook, Google, Twitter and Tumblr have denounced the bills.PIPA, the Protect ...By Conor HumphriesRyanair CEO Michael O'Leary , who signed a deal with the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China on Tuesday to help it design a rival to Boeing's ...
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