Today, many websites are protesting bills up for vote in the congress, SOPA (Stop Online Piracy act ) ,and PIPA (Protect IP Act) , that the media industry says will stop piracy, but many websites say that parts of these bills would cause censorship, because it would allow the government to shutdown websites that have any connection to pirated materiel. Sites like english Wikipedia and reddit have shutdown for today , and others like Google have blacked out their logos.
The MPAA( The Motion Pictures association of America) says that this law is needed to stop content from being stolen.
Chris Dodd, the Chairman (and former senator , for full disclosure), said about the blackouts
"an abuse of power given the freedoms these companies enjoy in the marketplace today. It's a dangerous and troubling development when the platforms that serve as gateways to information intentionally skew the facts to incite their users in order to further their corporate interests."
Google announced this morning that are going to acquire Motorola mobility for $12.5 billion in cash. Google makes the Android software and many phones by Motorola are powered by Android. Google says :
