Online and high-tech companies like Google, Wikipedia, and Reddit triggered an avalanche of Internet clicks to force Congress to shelve legislation that would curb online piracy. This screen shot shows the blacked-out Wikipedia website, announcing a 24-hour protest against proposed legislation in the U.S. Congress, intended to protect intellectual property that critics say could facilitate censorship, referred to as the "Stop Online Piracy Act," aka "SOPA."
Although it was a small victory the war rages on with trails are still pending for some of the industries most notorious "pirates," like WikiLeak founder Julian Assange who is set to start his trail today. It is an interesting time in the U.S. where looming elections have a strong influence on politicians decision making. Only time will tell the out come of these events, but if there is one thing that is for sure it's that nothing is for sure.
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