Wikimedia Philippines joins fight vs. US anti-piracy bill
GMAnews.tv
January 19, 2012
The Philippine chapter of Wikimedia, the foundation behind the open-source online encyclopedia Wikipedia, is throwing its full support behind its international counterpart’s 24-hour blackout to oppose a US anti-piracy bill due to its supposed censorship potential.
WikiMedia Philippines said that, while the US Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) might protect American intellectual property rights against pirates, it will do so at the cost of a far greater value: the freedom of expression of Internet users.
In a statement posted on Facebook, Wikimedia Philippines also voiced similar concerns about another pending US bill, the Protect IP Act (PIPA).
“(T)he passage of SOPA and PIPA will absolutely reverberate beyond America’s borders and will seriously put in question the continued viability of the internet as a bastion of free speech and expression,” it said.
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