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  2. List of organizations with official stances on the SOPA and ...

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    Organizations supporting SOPA. Organizations that support the Stop Online Piracy Act include: [2] 60 Plus Association. Actors' Equity Association. ABC. Alliance for Safe Online Pharmacies (ASOP) American Bankers Association (ABA) American Federation of Musicians (AFM)

  3. Sony BMG copy protection rootkit scandal - Wikipedia

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    The two pieces of copy-protection software at issue in the 2005–2007 scandal were included on over 22 million CDs [7] marketed by Sony BMG, the record company formed by the 2004 merger of Sony and BMG's recorded music divisions. About two million of those CDs, [7] spanning 52 titles, contained First 4 Internet (F4I)'s Extended Copy Protection ...

  4. Stop Online Piracy Act - Wikipedia

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    The Electronic Frontier Foundation expressed concern that free and open source software projects found to be aiding online piracy could experience serious problems under SOPA. [75] Of special concern was the web browser Firefox , [ 40 ] which has an optional extension, MAFIAAFire Redirector, that redirects users to a new location for domains ...

  5. Free software movement - Wikipedia

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    Free software movement. The free software movement is a social movement with the goal of obtaining and guaranteeing certain freedoms for software users, namely the freedoms to run, study, modify, and share copies of software. [ 1][ 2] Software which meets these requirements, The Four Essential Freedoms of Free Software, is termed free software ...

  6. United States Pirate Party - Wikipedia

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    The United States Pirate Party also advocates for evidence-based policy, egalitarianism, meritocracy and the hacker ethic as well as the rolling back of corporate personhood and corporate welfare. The USPP has also made a priority to advocate for changes in the copyright laws and removal of patents. It is the belief of the party that these ...

  7. Online piracy - Wikipedia

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    Online piracy or software piracy is the practice of downloading and distributing copyrighted works digitally without permission, such as music or software. [1] [2] The principle behind piracy has predated the creation of the Internet. [not verified in body] Despite its explicit illegality in many developed countries, online piracy is still ...

  8. Software Alliance - Wikipedia

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    The Software Alliance, also known as BSA, is a trade group of business software companies established in 1998. Its principal activity is trying to stop copyright infringement of software produced by its members. It is a member of the International Intellectual Property Alliance. Founded as the Business Software Alliance, it dropped "Business ...

  9. What tech startups and K-pop have in common - AOL

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    Today, we’re swapping software for bright lights, AI infrastructure for boy bands, and Silicon Valley for Seoul. We’re talking about K-pop dealmaking. It’s an especially good time to take a ...