by HUMZA ALVI Staff Writer Protestors against the Stop Online Privacy Act and Protect IP Act blacked out their websites on January 24. Due to public pressure, both bills have been postponed until a compromise is found. Four major sites blacked out on January 17, including Google, Wikipedia, Mozilla and Reddit. Wikipedia made its intentions public to protest against the bills by shutting down the database for 24 hours on January 18. Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales said, “Whil

by BRITTANY HASTABA CoEditor-in-Chief Representative Lamar Smith (R-Texas) introduced the Stop Online Piracy Act, or SOPA, on October 26, sparking a backlash from media giants across the Internet. This bill is designed to thwart music and movie piracy by allowing copyright holders to shut down websites or online services found with infringing content. The bill, also known as the Protect IP Act in Senate, would allow the U.S. government to blacklist websites found with infrin