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Beyond SOPA: The Past, Present and Future of Internet Censorship

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    In recent weeks, the general public
    has mobilized to face US legislative
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    threats to internet freedoms.
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    Far from a conclusive victory, however,
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    The death of SOPA and PIPA only highlight
    the latest in a series of measures
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    that are seeking to create
    a legal framework for
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    government administered internet
    censorship.
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    This is the GRTV backgrounder on
    Global Research TV
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    When legislators in the US abandoned
    their support for SOPA and PIPA
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    in the wake of mass popular protest
    earlier this month
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    Many of those who had been mobilized
    by the legislation, which would've
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    granted the US government almost total
    power to block access to foreign websites
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    accused of so much as linking
    to copyright material
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    did not have long to enjoy their victory
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    the very next day the New Zealand police
    swooped into the million dollar state of
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    Megaupload.com founder
Title:
Beyond SOPA: The Past, Present and Future of Internet Censorship
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Video Language:
English
Team:
SOPA
Duration:
11:08

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