PROTECT IP / SOPA Breaks The Internet from Fight for the Future on Vimeo.
A notice on the WordPress home page today states: ‘Many websites are blacked out today to protest proposed U.S. legislation that threatens internet freedom: the Stop Internet Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA). From personal blogs to Wikipedia, sites all over the web — including this one — are asking you to help stop this dangerous legislation from being passed. Please watch the video below to learn how this legislation will affect internet freedom, then scroll down to take action.’
More on this story at the BBC: Viewpoints: Sites go offline in US piracy laws protest