CISPA passed in the House of Representatives. But what is the bill and what will it do for privacy and data?

But what's Wikipedia's position?

We watched the collective web flex its muscles last week as sites went dark in protest of SOPA and PIPA, effectively killing the anti-piracy bills that were up for review in both houses of Congress. Time for a new acronym: ACTA, which stands for Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. This time out, the anti-piracy crime-fighting effort is […]

A few nods to tech

Can everybody get along on copyright?

The enormous file-sharing site gets shut down by the feds.

Yeah, we kind of saw that coming

"pssssssssssssssssst" – the sound of PIPA's deflating balloon

Stephen Siwek, a consultant at Economist Incorporated, discusses how the cost of piracy is determined.

A SOPA/PIPA protest, and a Yahoo! founder's departure.