June 08, 2011 06:07 PM UTC

Urge Congress To Reject The PROTECT IP Act

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• by: DemandProgress

(Yup, this legislation is dumb. With a capital DUMB.   – promoted by Colorado Pols)

Does the acronym PIPA mean anything to you? Well, it should. It represents the PROTECT IP Act, otherwise known as the Internet Blacklist Bill. This act, currently being considered by Congress, would give the government the power to block access to sites accused of copyright infringement, through control of “information location tools” such as Google. This is a clear case of censorship, and it must be stopped. Demand Progress has already helped 24,000 letters of opposition be sent to Congress, but the more support we have, the more impact we’ll have.

Will you email Congress to urge them to oppose the Protect IP Act? (http://act.demandprogress.org/act/pipa_letter/?source=sk)

We are facing significant opposition from corporations such as the Motion Picture Association of America, who are doing everything in their power to discredit our campaign and end our efforts. They have gone so far as to claim that we’ve used fake names on our petition. They’re clearly feeling threatened by the support we’ve gained, which means what we’re doing is working. But we can’t relax now-the most important fight is yet to come, as Congress decides whether or not to pass the bill.

You can help by signing our petition and by contacting your senators through the links provided on our website. By emailing them directly, you’ll be proving the MPAA wrong and making a stand for a free and uncensored Internet. Please help us by telling Congress that this bill is unacceptable (http://act.demandprogress.org/act/pipa_letter/?source=sk).

You can learn more about Demand Progress, our campaigns, and PIPA on our website, demandprogress.org.