Category Archives: Internet Policy

Resisting Censorship: SOPA, PIPA, and How Congress Started Caring More About Corporate Interests than Free Speech

by Matthew L. Schafer As the web goes dark, many people may be wondering why.  Of course, it is obvious now: SOPA and PIPA, the bills currently being considered by Congress that opponents say will amount to censorship online.  In … Continue reading

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SOPA Shelved, PIPA on Its Last Leg, and the Internet Saved?

by Matthew L. Schafer Opponents of the industry supported piracy bills SOPA and PIPA celebrated as word came from Washington that legislators have shelved SOPA.  Over the weekend the Obama administration, responding to a petition, suggested that it would not … Continue reading

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Open Letter to Senator Dick Durbin

UPDATED (1/18/2012 4:48 PM EST): Click here for update. by Matthew L. Schafer Below is my letter to Senator Dick Durbin [D-IL].  Senator Durbin supports the Protect-IP Act, an act that would “break the Internet.”  You can contact your representative about … Continue reading

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