Act Now : Take a Stand Against PIPA: Call Your Senators Now!

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In January, 2012, both PIPA and SOPA were shelved.
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The Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act, S.968, or the PROTECT IP Act, also known as PIPA, would have allowed the Attorney General to require domain name registries to "suspend operation of, and lock, the domain name" of a website the DoJ determines to be "dedicated to infringing activity."

No one favors the theft of intellectual property, but there are a number of serious issues with the way both PIPA and SOPA try to tackle the legitimate concern of websites that infringe copyright:

  • They sweep in every site that includes links, not just the "worst of the worst."
  • They include a private right of action with few protections from abuse.
  • PIPA removes innovators' ability to fight back when incumbents threaten intermediaries.
  • DNS blocking sanctions government interference with the internet, making the internet more censored, akin to that of China and Syria.

More information on PIPA and SOPA


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In January, 2012, both PIPA and SOPA were shelved.
Read about how your work to fight these bills paid off!

To stay updated on issues like this, sign up for our email list on the right →

The Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act, S.968, or the PROTECT IP Act, also known as PIPA, would have allowed the Attorney General to require domain name registries to "suspend operation of, and lock, the domain name" of a website the DoJ determines to be "dedicated to infringing activity."

No one favors the theft of intellectual property, but there are a number of serious issues with the way both PIPA and SOPA try to tackle the legitimate concern of websites that infringe copyright:

  • They sweep in every site that includes links, not just the "worst of the worst."
  • They include a private right of action with few protections from abuse.
  • PIPA removes innovators' ability to fight back when incumbents threaten intermediaries.
  • DNS blocking sanctions government interference with the internet, making the internet more censored, akin to that of China and Syria.

More information on PIPA and SOPA

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In January, 2012, both PIPA and SOPA were shelved.
Read about how your work to fight these bills paid off!

To stay updated on issues like this, sign up for our email list on the right →

The Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act, S.968, or the PROTECT IP Act, also known as PIPA, would have allowed the Attorney General to require domain name registries to "suspend operation of, and lock, the domain name" of a website the DoJ determines to be "dedicated to infringing activity."

No one favors the theft of intellectual property, but there are a number of serious issues with the way both PIPA and SOPA try to tackle the legitimate concern of websites that infringe copyright:

  • They sweep in every site that includes links, not just the "worst of the worst."
  • They include a private right of action with few protections from abuse.
  • PIPA removes innovators' ability to fight back when incumbents threaten intermediaries.
  • DNS blocking sanctions government interference with the internet, making the internet more censored, akin to that of China and Syria.

More information on PIPA and SOPA

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In January, 2012, both PIPA and SOPA were shelved.
Read about how your work to fight these bills paid off!

To stay updated on issues like this, sign up for our email list on the right →

The Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act, S.968, or the PROTECT IP Act, also known as PIPA, would have allowed the Attorney General to require domain name registries to "suspend operation of, and lock, the domain name" of a website the DoJ determines to be "dedicated to infringing activity."

No one favors the theft of intellectual property, but there are a number of serious issues with the way both PIPA and SOPA try to tackle the legitimate concern of websites that infringe copyright:

  • They sweep in every site that includes links, not just the "worst of the worst."
  • They include a private right of action with few protections from abuse.
  • PIPA removes innovators' ability to fight back when incumbents threaten intermediaries.
  • DNS blocking sanctions government interference with the internet, making the internet more censored, akin to that of China and Syria.

More information on PIPA and SOPA

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