PIPA and SOPA explained

by jonl on January 20, 2012

Clay Shirky has the best overview I’ve seen/heard/read of PIPA and SOPA and the context from whence they emerged:

Bottom line: the legilsation’s about wanting us to be passive consumers, not producing and not sharing.

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