On January 18, websites all over the world will unite in protest against SOPA and PIPA, the pair of anti-piracy bills coming out of House and Senate, respectively.
MultimediaMomma stands with the likes of WordPress, Google (view its take action page), Wikipedia and others in protesting this effort to censor the internet. Here, it’s just one little voice. But this is a very important time to raise it.
Want to read SOPA? Mashable.com provides a link to the full text.
It is also a time to look at ourselves and our behaviors. What we are telling our kids. The example we are setting to them and others. Are we doing our part to stop piracy?
Individuals and organizations determined to run and profit from pirate sites will. But as individual consumers of information on the web, we don’t have to support their cause. We have to protect copyright, respect intellectual property and restore value to the creative work people share on the web. And we have to set the same standard for our children.
Piracy is wrong. Disrespect is unacceptable. But SOPA as it stands only serves to hurt legal innovation and freedom.
Perhaps you’ve been there.
