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Wikipedia to go dark tomorrow
January 17, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
It’s lights out for Wikipedia tomorrow as the site launches a public protest against American anti-piracy measures. The ubiquitous online encyclopaedia has officially announced that it has chosen to blackout the English version of Wikipedia on Wednesday in protest against proposed anti-piracy laws in the United States. The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the U.S. House of Representatives and its companion bill PROTECTIP (PIPA) in the U.S. Senate are designed to block access to sites containing unauthorised copyright material. Ultimately, content owners and the U.S. government would be given the power to request court orders to shut down sites associated with piracy
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Wikipedia to go dark tomorrow
