LONDON. Wikipedia plans to take part in offline action on Wednesday (18 / 1) as part of the protest to oppose the Anti-piracy bill the United States. Reddit news sites and blogs Boing Boing also states will participate in the action.
They will close operations (offline) for 24 hours starting on Wednesday (18 / 1) at 00:00 ET or at 12.00 pm.
The webmaster of the leading sites that oppose the Anti-piracy bill Online (Sopa) and the Protection of Rights to Intellectual Work (Pipe) which is being debated in the U.S. Congress. However, the social networking site Twitter refusing to cease operations temporarily on that day.
Wikipedia founder, Jimmy Wales, stated: "The parties to the proposed Sopa considers the opponents as people who want to defend piracy. We assess the bill was too excessive that could have an impact on all the things that have nothing to do with anti-piracy. "
The supporters in the U.S. House Sopa stated, the Act was intended to prevent the flow of funds to "rogue sites".
The law can also force Internet service providers, search engines, payment services, and advertising network based in the United States to stop the business or offer links to foreign sites suspected of illegal activity involved.
Presidential Veto
Last Saturday, the White House or the U.S. President's Office issued a statement that seemed to side with the opponents of the Act.
"We believe online piracy by foreign websites is a serious problem that requires a legislative response to the serious as well. On the other hand, we would not support laws that reduce the freedom of expression, increasing security risks, or override the global Internet is a dynamic and innovative, "the statement said.
Although there will likely veto from the President of the United States against the bill, Wikipedia states the site admin has decided to file a protest because it considered the bill "could be an adverse impact on the internet which is free and open".
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