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Lately, the US controversial anti online piracy legislation took social activism on new realms. And also gave it the tools of the digital era. All the major players that have huge impact on Internet, including Google, Wikipedia, Craiglist, but also blogs and modest websites all over the Internet, joined the protests and displayed messages to the…

The controversial legislation against online piracy, caused an unprecedented online powerful activism. The protest movement that attracted the solidarity of high profile websites that make the rules of the game when it comes to online world, like Google, Wikipedia, Mozilla and many others as well as small but feisty websites all around the Internet…

“The internet is the most powerful tool we have for creating a more open and connected world. We can’t let poorly thought out laws get in the way of the internet’s development,” wrote Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg, in a post on his favorite social network. “Facebook opposes SOPA and PIPA, and we will continue to oppose any laws that will hurt…

An official statement from White House issued a few days ago, highlights the concern of Obama Administration on the matter of web piracy and copyright protection. Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect-IP Act are two controversial bills that raised a lot of protests both online and offline. The White House declared that anti piracy efforts must…