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EDUCAUSE Library Items for Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA)
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A Change to Google’s Search Algorithm: Another Copyright Issue
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August 17, 2012
As of Monday, August 13, 2012, Google has made a change to its search algorithm downgrading websites that persistently breach copyright laws. This means that the company will now adjust search …
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PIPA and SOPA Chronology: How We Got Where We Are Today (1/23/12)
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January 23, 2012
Two bills introduced in 2011, the Senate’s Protect IP Act (PIPA) and the House’s Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), would have direct and potentially negative implications for our campus communit…
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Letter on the SOPA Managers Amendment (12/13/11)
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December 13, 2011
Letter on behalf of EDUCAUSE, the Association of American Universities (AAU), the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU), and the American Council on Education (ACE) to Chairma…
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Proposed SOPA Fixes from the Higher Education & Library Communities (11/29/2011)
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November 29, 2011
This "Proposed SOPA Fixes" document follows on the earlier EDUCAUSE document which identified four key areas of concern in the "Stop Online Piracy Act" or "SOPA" (H…
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EDUCAUSE Letter on the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) (November 21, 2011)
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November 21, 2011
EDUCAUSE letter sent to Chairman Lamar Smith and Ranking Member John Conyers offering a perspective from higher education on the Stop Online Piracy Act, H.R. 3261 (SOPA). The letter states that,…
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Higher Education Concerns About the Stop Online Piracy Act ("SOPA"), with Initial Suggestions for Addressing Them (11/15/11)
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November 15, 2011
SOPA (H.R. 3261) introduces sweeping new risks for and imposes new responsibilities on mainstream websites offering legitimate online services, including those hosted by colleges and universitie…
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2012 State of the Net Conference Highlights
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January 24, 2012
From Jan. 17 -18, EDUCAUSE Policy team representatives attended “State of the Net,” the largest Internet policy conference in the country, which is hosted by the Congressional Internet Caucu…
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DNS Provisions to be Removed from SOPA
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January 13, 2012
Today, January 13, 2012, Rep. Smith (R-TX), Chair of the House Judiciary Committee, announced that he plans to remove the controversial DNS provisions from the “Stop Online Piracy” (SOPA…
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SOPA Markup on Hold
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December 21, 2011
The House Judiciary Committee postponed the Wednesday, December 21, 2011 markup of the “Stop Online Piracy Act” (SOPA) ( H.R.3261 ) because the House would not be in session, according…
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SOPA-PIPA-OPEN: Where are we now?
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December 9, 2011
EDUCAUSE has been blogging about PIPA and SOPA and their impacts on campus networks if either were enacted. See blog posts May 25 th , July 8 th , July 15 th , October 28 …

















