SOPA
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- proper noun
- Formal
- As I think you know, and I said before, we thought SOPA and PIPA were extremely flawed legislation that was crafted without the input of both sides.
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The Senate and House postponed passing SOPA in January due to loud opposition from the community, Google, and Wikipedia.
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Many websites protested SOPA by going dark, raising awareness about its potential impacts.
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We helped stop SOPA and were probably more effective on that front than most sites on the left.
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No, SOPA is going from looking like a done deal to a maybe not happening deal.
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In many ways, this is the next logical step after the completion of the SOPA fight.
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Please take note of the SOPA bill at your earliest convenience and spread the word.
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So in case you missed it, SOPA PIPA protests happened yesterday.
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That's why SOPA and the next trick they try to pull must be stopped in its tracks.
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How would you modify SOPA to target piracy more effectively while reducing the impact on legitimate speech?
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Finally, you're ignoring the power of sites that SOPA would shut down, like Reddit and YouTube, for promotion.
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Surface Forms
Etymology
SOPA comes from the first letters of Stop, Online, Piracy, Act. It was the short name for a 2011 U.S. bill meant to 'stop' 'online piracy', so remembering the parts helps you recall it was about stopping illegal copying on the internet.