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rkr4cds Jan 18, 2012

This isn't meant to be political - you may choose whichever side you feel is right for you. But it's more important to take a stand than to be apathetic. The voting will begin in the Senate next Tuesday the 24th.

Google joined Wikipedia, who was the first to announce yesterday - their 24 hour blackout today - in protest of the bill the US Senate is considering concerning legislation for piracy of other's goods, ideas and products, mostly those reproduced overseas in Asia.
Sending in your opinion is important and is open to those outside the States as well as US citizens.

To those who would like to read more of the facts, here are some links:
PROTECT IP Act of 2011

http://news.yahoo.com/sopa-blackout-wik … -news.html

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s112-968

A co-sponsor of the Bill has dropped his support:
http://news.yahoo.com/sen-marco-rubio-d … 16128.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

http://news.yahoo.com/sopa-blackout-wik … -news.html

https://www.google.com/landing/takeaction/
Click on the black-out label

Forms to send in:
https://www.google.com/landing/takeaction/
http://act.fightforthefuture.org/page/s … rike-modal

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