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Opponents Cheer the Demise of SOPA, PIPA
PC Magazine Issa, a California Republican, said today that "supporters of the Internet deserve credit for pressing advocates of SOPA and PIPA to back away from an effort to ram through controversial legislation." "This shows, once again, that people power works. … SOPA, PIPA Shelved as Congress Looks for Alternative Plans SOPA, PIPA Shelved, Internet's Defeat Postponed Congress Puts SOPA, PIPA on Hold |
Opponents Cheer the Demise of SOPA, PIPA – PC Magazine
Posted by zynfo.com on January 20th, 2012
SOPA, PIPA Sidelined; Entertainment Software Association Drops Support – Video Game Generation
Posted by zynfo.com on January 20th, 2012
 Nerd Reactor |
SOPA, PIPA Sidelined; Entertainment Software Association Drops Support
Video Game Generation Incredibly late to the party, the Entertainment Software Association announced today that it's dropping support of SOPA and PIPA as well. While we can understand some hesitance from the organization given it represents several former and/or current … SOPA Blackout Produces Staggering Numbers…THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN! The ESA No Longer Support SOPA – After it's been Shelved Capcom staying out of the SOPA row |
ESA drops support for SOPA – N4G
Posted by zynfo.com on January 20th, 2012
Player Attack: The Entertainment Software Association, representative body for the games industry and the behemoth behind E3, has ceremoniously dropped support of the Stop Online Piracy Act.
US Senate postpones Tuesday vote on PIPA – Computerworld
Posted by zynfo.com on January 20th, 2012
CTV.ca |
US Senate postpones Tuesday vote on PIPA
Computerworld By Grant Gross IDG News Service – US Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has postponed a vote on the controversial Protect IP Act, scheduled for Tuesday, as a growing number of senators voice opposition to the copyright enforcement bill. … Senate Delays Vote on Piracy Bill as House Balks, Too Antipiracy Bills Put on Hold in Congress Don't expect congress to vote on SOPA anytime soon (or ever) |
Anonymous Tricks Bystanders Into Attacking Justice Department – Wired News
Posted by zynfo.com on January 20th, 2012
 Wired News |
Anonymous Tricks Bystanders Into Attacking Justice Department
Wired News By Quinn Norton After Wednesday's unprecedented unified online yelp against SOPA and PIPA, Thursday saw a new milestone: the first direct and public activist malware from Anonymous. A version of Anonymous' voluntary botnet software, known as LOIC (Low … Recommended: How Anonymous tricked the public into attacking websites Anonymous tricked people into joining Web site attacks Anonymous duped people into joining Web attacks |
Government takedown of Megaupload leads to new fears – USA TODAY
Posted by zynfo.com on January 20th, 2012
 USA TODAY |
Government takedown of Megaupload leads to new fears
USA TODAY By Byron Acohido, USA TODAY The government takedown of Megaupload, a popular file-sharing site, has stoked simmering fears that hard-line enforcement of copyright infringements could profoundly disrupt Internet commerce. This image shows a web page … US Government Kills Megaupload Founder of Shuttered File-Sharing Site Sought Limelight Megaupload chief had wild ride before arrest |
China to curb micro-blogs – News24
Posted by zynfo.com on December 17th, 2011
 National Post |
China to curb micro-blogs
News24 China has repeatedly criticised micro-blogs for spreading what it calls unfounded rumours and vulgarities and has issued a series of warnings that online content must be acceptable to the ruling Communist Party. Micro-blogs such as Sina's Weibo allow … China tightens controls on microblogs Huaneng Lifts Stocks in US From Two-Month Low: China Overnight Huaneng Power Boosts Stocks in U.S. From a Two-Month Low: China Overnight |
Sprint disables Carrier IQ software on its handsets – Computerworld
Posted by zynfo.com on December 17th, 2011
 DAWN.com |
Sprint disables Carrier IQ software on its handsets
Computerworld By Jaikumar Vijayan Computerworld – Sprint, the biggest user of Carrier IQ's software, said Friday it has disabled use of the tool in response to customer concerns. The wireless carrier is no longer collecting data using the tool and is evaluating its … Sprint: Carrier IQ has been disabled on our devices Sprint says it has stopped pulling Carrier IQ data from phones Recommended: Sprint says it is disabling controversial Carrier IQ software |
Zynga IPO, Apple Buzz, Twitter Stalking: Today’s Top Stories – Mashable
Posted by zynfo.com on December 17th, 2011
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Zynga IPO, Apple Buzz, Twitter Stalking: Today's Top Stories
Mashable Zynga will offer 100 million shares at $10 each in its initial public offering, a Bloomberg report says. The offer would be at the high end of the previously reported $8.50 to $10 per-share range, and it would value Zynga at about $10 billion. … |
So What’s Zynga Going To Do With Its New Cash? – Wall Street Journal (blog)
Posted by zynfo.com on December 17th, 2011
 MCV |
So What's Zynga Going To Do With Its New Cash?
Wall Street Journal (blog) By Lizette Chapman With bulging pockets and big hopes to extend its empire beyond social networks, Zynga may soon be flashing its new $1 billion IPO proceeds to acquire mobile gaming start-ups. Associated Press David Ko, Zynga chief mobile officer, … $9bn Zynga IPO is go |
