Protect Your Freedom Of Assembly! Stop The IRONICLY NAMED PROTECT IP ACT THAT LETS THE GOV REMOVE ANY WEBSITE IN ANY COUNTRY IT SEE'S FIT We DEMAND OUR FREEDOM Stay Intact As Free Flow Of INFORMATION IS WHAT THE INTERNET IS ALL ABOUT!

Urge Congress To Reject The PROTECT IP Act

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Here it comes: CNET reports that the House of Reps is about to introduce its own version of the Internet Blacklist Bill: Will you fill out the form at right to demand that your lawmakers oppose it?

[Bob] Goodlatte, a leader in Congress on technology policy, told a crowd of over a hundred that the House is working on its own version of the Senate bill....The House bill will be introduced in the next few weeks, and hearings will be scheduled for mid-September, Goodlatte said.

The Internet Blacklist Bill -- S.968, formally called the PROTECT IP Act -- would allow the Department of Justice to force search engines, browsers, and service providers to block users' access to websites that have been accused of facilitating intellectual property infringement -- without even giving them a day in court.  It would also give IP rights holders a private right of action, allowing them to sue to have sites prevented from operating.  Demand Progress's new mash-up explains the bill:
We need to rally more opposition to this bill -- please use the form at right to email your lawmakers, and use these links to share the video and petition with your friends: