![Google is pissed at the MPAA for secretly trying to revive SOPA and going after the search giant](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/google-sign-hakan-dahlstrom-flickr.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Topic > SOPA
![Google is pissed at the MPAA for secretly trying to revive SOPA and going after the search giant](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/google-sign-hakan-dahlstrom-flickr.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
![Reddit, DuckDuckGo, Imgur & more plan second NSA protest of 2014](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/reddit-wooden-floor-hd-desktop-wallpaper.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Reddit, DuckDuckGo, Imgur & more plan second NSA protest of 2014
![What startups need to know about TPP, the secret global trade agreement](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/pacific-routes.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
What startups need to know about TPP, the secret global trade agreement
![‘Restore The 4th’ galvanizes over 100 nationwide protests against NSA, PRISM, and government spying](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/bowni5icuaa8jhh-jpg-large.jpeg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
‘Restore The 4th’ galvanizes over 100 nationwide protests against NSA, PRISM, and government spying
![Gaming lobby Video Game Voters Network surpasses 500K members](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Gaming lobby Video Game Voters Network surpasses 500K members
![Celebrate ‘Internet Freedom Day’ on the anniversary of SOPA’s defeat](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Celebrate ‘Internet Freedom Day’ on the anniversary of SOPA’s defeat
![Web pioneer and activist Aaron Swartz dead at 26](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Web pioneer and activist Aaron Swartz dead at 26
![Senator Ron Wyden details tech policy topics that need attention in 2013](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Senator Ron Wyden details tech policy topics that need attention in 2013
![Reddit founder describes riding the 'Internet 2012 Bus Tour' to stir internet activism](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/reddit-founder-alexis-ohanian.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Reddit founder describes riding the 'Internet 2012 Bus Tour' to stir internet activism
![Kim Dotcom does Che Guevara and MLK all in one, hilariously](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/kim-dotcom-like-che.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Kim Dotcom does Che Guevara and MLK all in one, hilariously
![Step aside Batman, Internet Defense League to light up the sky with ‘Cat Signals’](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Step aside Batman, Internet Defense League to light up the sky with ‘Cat Signals’
![SOPA/PIPA opposers create Declaration of Internet Freedom — will it work?](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
SOPA/PIPA opposers create Declaration of Internet Freedom — will it work?
![Silicon Valley, you’re going to be seeing a lot more of this Hollywood “nightmare”](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Silicon Valley, you’re going to be seeing a lot more of this Hollywood “nightmare”
![Facebook justifies its support for CISPA, a bad cyber security bill](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/ss-toy-soldiers.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Facebook justifies its support for CISPA, a bad cyber security bill
![Pirates are now the third most popular political party in Germany](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Pirates are now the third most popular political party in Germany
![League for Gamers takes stand against warning-labels on games (exclusive)](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
League for Gamers takes stand against warning-labels on games (exclusive)
![Universal Music exec: music & tech are still friends after SOPA](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/umg-sxsw.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Universal Music exec: music & tech are still friends after SOPA
![Rep. Darrell Issa does Reddit Q&A about ACTA, piracy laws, & more](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/issa_reddit_ama.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Rep. Darrell Issa does Reddit Q&A about ACTA, piracy laws, & more
![Rep. Darrell Issa opens up secretive intellectual property “treaty”, ACTA, to the public](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Rep. Darrell Issa opens up secretive intellectual property “treaty”, ACTA, to the public
![SOPA author strikes back with Internet surveillance bill; no one is safe](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
SOPA author strikes back with Internet surveillance bill; no one is safe
![SOPA foe Fred Wilson says everyone is a pirate, but supports a blacklist for pirate sites](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
SOPA foe Fred Wilson says everyone is a pirate, but supports a blacklist for pirate sites
![Google confirms Internet users in Iran are blocked (updated)](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Google confirms Internet users in Iran are blocked (updated)
![Web companies beg Congress to “step back” from IP legislation](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Web companies beg Congress to “step back” from IP legislation
![5 years later, Viacom still suing YouTube out of “principle”](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/philippe-dauman-viacom-dmedia.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
5 years later, Viacom still suing YouTube out of “principle”
![Don’t mess with Dick: Twitter CEO speaks out against Google, censorship, and SOPA](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/dmedia-20120130-183455-0317-m.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Don’t mess with Dick: Twitter CEO speaks out against Google, censorship, and SOPA
![What is ACTA and why are thousands of Europeans protesting it?](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
What is ACTA and why are thousands of Europeans protesting it?
![Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales: MPAA chairman Christopher Dodd should be fired](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/jimmy-wales-dld.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales: MPAA chairman Christopher Dodd should be fired
![Anonymous wants to shut down Facebook on Jan. 28](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/screen-shot-2012-01-23-at-11-43-57-am-e1327347884370.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Anonymous wants to shut down Facebook on Jan. 28
![FCC chairman Julius Genachowski calls for SOPA compromise](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/julius-genachowski.jpeg?resize=300%2C175&strip=all)
FCC chairman Julius Genachowski calls for SOPA compromise
![SOPA is essentially dead, and we killed it](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/stop_sopa_400.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
SOPA is essentially dead, and we killed it
![ESA calls for post-SOPA balance of “creative and technology interests”](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
ESA calls for post-SOPA balance of “creative and technology interests”
![Senate Majority Leader delays vote on PIPA](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/yuccahearingdcjpg.jpg?resize=250%2C175&strip=all)
Senate Majority Leader delays vote on PIPA
![Department of Justice shutdown of rogue site MegaUpload shows SOPA is unnecessary](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Department of Justice shutdown of rogue site MegaUpload shows SOPA is unnecessary
![Top 5 reasons to support SOPA](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Top 5 reasons to support SOPA
![We stood up to Hollywood’s bullying, here’s what we need to do next](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/bullhorn1.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
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We stood up to Hollywood’s bullying, here’s what we need to do next
![10 things you need to know about SOPA and PIPA](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/sopa-pipa.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
10 things you need to know about SOPA and PIPA
![25 senators come out against PIPA anti-piracy bill](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/pipa-sopa-how-about-nopa-66894352673_xlarge.png?resize=200%2C175&strip=all)
25 senators come out against PIPA anti-piracy bill
![Silicon Valley luminaries protest SOPA in downtown San Francisco](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/sopa-kitteh.jpg?resize=150%2C150&strip=all)
Silicon Valley luminaries protest SOPA in downtown San Francisco
![How to work around Wikipedia’s blackout: 5 easy options you can do at home](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/single-tear.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
How to work around Wikipedia’s blackout: 5 easy options you can do at home
![Mark Zuckerberg asks his 11M Facebook subscribers to stop SOPA](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/n4_34869703_9648.jpeg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)