Tag: PIPA
Megaupload take-down leads to Anonymous attacks
The hacking collective known as Anonymous have carried out a string of DDoS attacks on high profile websites after the file-sharing sites Megaupload and Megavideo were forced to close yesterday. Hackers attacked the Motion Picture Association of America, the Universal…
SOPA and PIPA: What the bills mean for the Internet, pirates, Hollywood and YOU
Tried to get onto Wikipedia today? If you're from an English-speaking nation, then you were probably presented with the image above, and not the free source of community-built knowledge that the web encyclopedia is known for. And it's going to…
Wikipedia announce 24 hour blackout to protest SOPA/PIPA piracy bills
Wikipedia have announced that they are to "blackout" their immensely popular web encyclopedia on January 18th in protest against proposed anti-piracy acts in the US. After 72 hours of discussions between 1800 Wikipedia members, the decision to fight against the…
