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Websites Worldwide Could Disappear Offline - American SOPA Has Global Implications

Posted: Wednesday, January 18, 2012

SOPA Copyright act Today the UK media are talking about the English version of WikiPedia being down in protest against the SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) legislation that may be passed in America.

SOPA is not just an American issue but has huge international ramifications that go much deeper. SOPA will potentially affect all businesses and organisations that have a website, use social media (including YouTube, Facebook and Twitter), blog sites such as Posterous and Tumblr or bookmarking sites such as StumbleUpon.