Wikipedia's blackout looms
Wikipedia will black out its Web site on Wednesday to protest SOPA, a version of anti-piracy legislation that's being considered by Congress. Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales made the announcement on Twitter on Monday,
As major sites like Wikipedia and reddit prepare for a Wednesday blackout to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act and its Senate cousin the Protect IP Act, many smaller sites are also debating whether or not they want to participate in what is being
Although the legislation is American, Wales said a vote held among the Wikipedia community had come down in favour of a global blackout – albeit not with an overwhelming majority: 591 voted for it and 479 were against. Wales said the case of Richard
The news comes after a lengthy debate as to the particulars of such a grand gesture — whether or not the site should participate at all, which versions of the site would be affected, and how exactly the blackout would go down
NEW YORK, Jan 17 – Shadowville.com, a well known provider of music instrumentals for free and for purchase, announced today that it will be joining sites like Wikipedia and Reddit in the SOPA Black Out movement as part of its effort to increase public
