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The Rise of the Geek Lobby

www.slate.com
2011-12-01T01:26:56.000Z
politics sopa geek lobby imported:pinboard

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In a time of legislative gridlock, the Stop Online Piracy Act looked like a rare bipartisan breakthrough. The bill, known as SOPA, promised a brave new Internet—one cleansed of “rogue websites” that hawk pirated songs and movies as well as counterfeit goods. For Congress, the legislation’s goals...

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