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A little video explaining SOPA and PIPA FROM Clay Shirky.
SOPA and PIPA may be temporarily stopped, but we know from history that they will be back. It is important to know and understand what they can do and remain vigilant in preventing Congress from passing any future versions of SOPA and PIPA.
From the New York Times:
An overlapping array of justices were divided on the rationale for the decision, with the majority saying the problem was the placement of the device on private property.
But five justices also discussed their discomfort with the government’s use of or access to various modern technologies, including video surveillance in public places, automatic toll collection systems on highways, devices that allow motorists to signal for roadside assistance, location data from cellphone towers and records kept by online merchants.
You can read the opinion at the supreme court [pdf] .
This is Part I of the debate between Viacom’s General Counsel and EVP, Michael Fricklas and David Sohn, General Counsel and Director of the Center for Democracy And Technology.
Check TechCrunch later for the rest of the debate.
