So no to WHAT? (I’m sure is what you are thinking…)
You may have found your favorite website “black” today.
This is in response to the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) bill.
Under the pending legislation of SOPA and PIPA, websites could be blacklisted from search engines, advertising networks and Internet Service Providers via court order or shut down due to a copyright infringement lawsuit. (Sites like Kansas City Mamas or other favorites like Youtube, Tumblr, or Wikipedia.)
I understand there needs to be some regulation regarding content placed on the internet (think movies, music, published works, etc.) – but this blanket legislation puts sites like mine (and many others) in jeopardy because we use photos under the Fair Use Act and could be targeted for copyright infringement, shut down without warning, with no chance to defend ourselves. There is a great article from Mashable with more details.
Help stop this bill and tell your congressman to vote NO on PIPA and SOPA. It takes seconds.