Black Wikipedia English version of its Web site Wednesday to protest against anti-piracy legislation considered in Congress, and the basis behind the popular online encyclopedia of the community and said in a statement.
The place is shut down for 24 hours in an unprecedented move that puts the muscle to add to a growing base of critics of this legislation. It is considered one of the websites and Wikipedia, the most popular, with millions of visitors a day.
"If passed, this law will hurt the Internet free and open, and the creation of new means of international control of the sites within the United States," said the Wikimedia Foundation.
Act aimed at stopping Internet piracy in the U.S. House of Representatives and the law of intellectual property protection under consideration in the Senate to end the sale of U.S. foreign pirates.
Supporters include the film industry and music, which often sees its products are sold illegally. They say there is a need for legislation to protect intellectual property rights and employment opportunities.
Protests planned
Critics say the legislation could hurt the industry, technology and the violation of freedom of expression rights. Among their concerns and provisions that weaken the security of the Internet to businesses and prevent the field of access rights.
The most controversial provision in the House bill, which allowed federal authorities to "blacklist" of sites that claim to distribute pirated content. That essentially shut down parts of the Internet for all users in the United States. But congressional leaders and seems to withdraw from this provision.
I spoke with tech companies like Google and Facebook, Yahoo, Twitter, eBay, AOL and others against the legislation, saying it threatens the livelihood of the industry. Has announced several online communities like Reddit, Boing Boing and other plans to go to the protest in the dark too.
The Obama administration also expressed concern about the legislation to the weekend and said he would work with Congress on legislation to help piracy and counterfeiting in battle defending freedom of expression, privacy, security and innovation on the Internet.
Wikipedia's decision to darken, the increase in brighter light. I have discussed a number of Wikipedia users for over a month whether to respond to this legislation.
In recent days, a group of more than 1 800 volunteers working at the site and other users of the many forms of protest on the internet, including banner ads and a global blackout of the site, the foundation said. At the end of the day, black backed the decision of the English version of the site.
, Said Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia, announced the first move in his Twitter account on Monday, and scores a threat on the Internet for free, open and safe.
"Muscle"
"All this is just poorly designed mess," Wells said in an e-mail.
Wikipedia also asks readers to know the members of Congress on the bill during the blackouts.
"I am personally asking all interested in the freedom and openness on the Internet to communicate with your representative and senator," said Wales.
"One of the things we learned during the events of the recent Arab spring is that the Internet is an effective tool for the public to a strong organization and have their voices heard."
Close access Wikipedia at 00:00 EST (0500 GMT) Tuesday to Wednesday evening until midnight.
This is the first English version of Wikipedia has gone dark. The Italian location for a short time once to protest a draft law on online censorship raised by the Berlusconi government, and the bill did not advance.
"Wikipedia is about to be opened," said Jay Walsh, spokesman for the Wikimedia Foundation. "We're not about to go out and protest, and not the muscles that flex normally."
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