Pirates of the modern world

On January 18 users attempting to access the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia saw a black screen, and a statement that first said “Imagine a world without free knowledge”, and then announced that “for 24 hours, to raise awareness, we are blacking out Wikipedia”. Thousands of other sites joined this protest in a similar fashion. The din of protest soon reached such a level that the sponsors of the US bill being protested — the Stop Online Piracy Act, or Sopa — were forced to withdraw it....

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