PROTECT IP Act
The Protect Intellectual Property Act (Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act), also called PIPA, is a proposed American law to stop copyright infringement on the Internet.
Protest[change | change source]
Some people and businesses support the law while others are alarmed by the law. Supporters worry that the current copyright law is not effective in shutting down piracy websites. Opponents worry that the law is a kind of censorship. It is hard to tell which side is correct because the language in the law is still being written.
Related pages[change | change source]
- Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA)
References[change | change source]
- PROTECT IP is a complex acronym. PROTECT stands for "Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft". IP is an acronym for "Intellectual Property".
- Espinel, Victoria et al. "Combating Online Piracy while Protecting an Open and Innovative Internet," White House (US). January 14, 2012; Friedman, Allan A. "Cybersecurity in the Balance: Weighing the Risks of the Protect Intellectual Property Act and the Stop Online Piracy Act," Brookings (US), November 15, 2011; retrieved 2012-1-18.
- Azarova, Katerina. "Wikipedia blackout: 24-hour strike against SOPA, PIPA is on," RT (Russia), 18 January, 2012; retrieved 2012-1-18.