Thousands of web sites across the Internet are shutting down today to protest proposed U.S. laws SOPA and PIPA) that would make it difficult for websites to host community-generated content on the Internet.
This is about our culture as much as it is about very obstinate and well-lobbied public representatives.
If you spend more than four hours a day connected to the internet, you really should take 20 minutes to learn more about the bills and why they would be harmful to the open Web, to open education in Ireland and beyond, and to present and future collaborative projects for the benefit of the global knowledge society.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation and other non-profit organizations dedicated to preserving freedom on the Web have ways that you can make your voice heard in the national and international debate about these proposed laws.
This is about our culture as much as it is about very obstinate and well-lobbied public representatives.
