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SOPA, PIPA: aka explaining today's site blackouts

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If you haven't read about the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) or the Senate version, PIPA, today's blackouts (of prominent sites including Wikipedia) may have surprised you. Courtesy of the Oatmeal , which is also blacked out today, here's an animated graphic that humourously (and effectively) demonstrates why this legislation should be stopped: For a more serious (but concise) look, here's an infographic about SOPA . Finally, from today,  Forbes' interview with Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO) about SOPA and why he opposes it.