Maybe the tech industry can save the web after all. – Tech firms fight SOPA by talking job creation

The latest attack on the proposed Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) shows that the tech industry is getting smarter and more tactical in its fight against the legislation that aims to prevent piracy by shutting down web sites and forcing Internet service providers (ISPs) and content hosting companies to remove content if there’s even an allegation of infringement. Key tech industry groups are now aligning their cause with an issue that’s supposedly near and dear to every Congressperson’s heart: Job creation.

By Colleen Taylor

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Silicon Valley fighting proposed law pushed by Hollywood

Do Silicon Valley companies do enough to prevent online piracy?

Silicon Valley is making one of its biggest lobbying pushes ever, as it fights a proposed law championed by Hollywood called the Stop Online Piracy Act. But whether the tech outcry will be enough to derail the law is far from clear.

By Mike Swift

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