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Wikipedia ‘blacks out’ against SOPA

01/17/2012 By Leave a Comment

Students and lovers of encyclopedic knowledge be warned – get your work done early, because Wikipedia will be shutting down this Wednesday. The popular open source encyclopedia will be blocked for 24 hours on Wednesday, January 18 in protest of the proposed SOPA anti-piracy legislation.

SOPA, more formally known as the ‘Stop Online Piracy Act’, a bill aimed at reducing piracy on various file sharing websites also has the caveat that it would apply to nearly all aspects of copyright use. Let’s say that you have a personal blog where you review and discuss the latest movies. Under SOPA, the film companies that control those movies would have the right to contact law enforcement and potentially have your blog shut down as a result. Wikipedia is just one of the few major websites planning to participate in an internet black out, as a majority of internet websites and companies are staunchly opposed to this bill.

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About Ryan Almodovar

Ryan Almodovar was born in Queens, NY, but was transplanted to Lancaster, PA – the heart of Amish country, at an early age. Growing up in a small city that is completely surrounded by fields has let him develop many interests, including jazz music, songwriting, short stories, and exploring the vast farmlands – simply because there wasn’t too much else to do there. A love of writing, thinking outside the box, and his Puerto Rican culture led him to a bachelor’s degree in Economics with a minor in Spanish from the Millersville University of Pennsylvania. Currently, Ryan is a mild-mannered banker during the day, and though he may claim to fight crime at night, you are most likely to find him relaxing by playing guitar, watching baseball games, or working on a novel that never seems to get finished. You can read more of Ryan’s work at his blog, Awkward and Dangerous.

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