It is not worth clamping down on the internet in order to stop piracy. SOPA, CISPA, and PIPA are a few reasons why I feel this way.

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The scourges that are the United States’ two gagging Acts – the Stop Online Privacy Act (SOPA) and the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA) – are experiencing grave turmoil as large sections of the widely used Internet are blacking out for one day in protest against their draconian nature. The ongoing protest against the Bills intensified as Wikipedia, a veritable behemoth on the Internet, joined in the protest as we mentioned earlier. Following close on its heels is the giant community link aggregation website Reddit as well as the website of indie game maker Mojang, the creators of Minecraft. Many other gaming company heads joined together to stand against the draconian law’s enactment.

With SOPA being opposed by every Tom Dick and Harry out there, the backers of SOPA were left with no choice. Therefore, they decided to jump on the PIPA bandwagon.