Citizens took to the digital streets today to celebrate what has become known as "Internet Freedom Day." The new holiday celebrates users' ability to speak, share, create, and innovate. It commemorates the Internet blackout of Jan. 18, 2012, in which tens of thousands of websites participated, to protest the draconian copyright bills SOPA and PIPA.
Internet piracy versus rightsholders square off again in proposing a new addition to DMCA - the Protect IP act (PIPA), blacklisting "rogue sites" and holding Internet Service Providers responsible to block access to these sites. O'Reilly has stepped up in favor of Silicon Valley.