This is going to be wow. I hope Wikipedia will melt phone systems in Washington on Wednesday. Tell everyone you know!

January 16, 2012 1:15 pm via webReplyRetweetFavorite

@jimmy_wales

Jimmy Wales

The Internet is going to be turning black on Jan. 19th because of the copyright legislation currently going through the two houses of Congress. SOPA in the House of Representatives and PIPA in the Senate both threaten the wonderful community of creation that is the Internet.

If either of these bills are passed the major and minor sites (such as this one) could be taken down just for linking to a site that may or may not support piracy. Youtube could be taken down for one copyright infringing video. Same thing for Facebook, Wikipedia, or Etsy. That is why this site and many others will be going black on Wednesday.

Sites That I Know Are Going Black:

• Reddit
• Wikipedia (you better write your essays ahead of time)
• Mojang
• Major League Gaming
• Cheezburger Sites

If you operate a website I suggest putting up a stop SOPA banner to increase awareness. It’s the only way we can keep the Internet as it is.

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