Electronista:
Nintendo, Sony back off of SOPA support — Nintendo and Sony rethink unpopular SOPA bill — A quiet update to the list of Stop Online Piract Act supporters (PDF) has shown that Nintendo and Sony have backed away from the proposed bill. Both were originally endorsing the bill as of November …
David Kravets / Threat Level:
2011: The Year Intellectual Property Trumped Civil Liberties — Online civil liberties groups were thrilled in May when Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont), the head of the powerful Judiciary Committee, announced legislation requiring the government, for the first time, to get a probable-cause warrant …
Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
GoDaddy Boycott Fizzles; Twice As Many Domains Transfer In As Out — Yesterday, we noted that it appeared that the “GoDaddy boycott” concept may have been losing steam, thanks to the company’s decision to move away from supporting the bill… combined with a new aggressive advertising campaign.
Declan McCullagh / CNET:
SOPA opponents may go nuclear and other 2012 predictions — The Internet’s most popular destinations, including eBay, Google, Facebook, and Twitter seem to view Hollywood-backed copyright legislation as an existential threat. — It was Google co-founder Sergey Brin who warned …
Alexia Tsotsis / TechCrunch:
Burned By Fleeing Customers, GoDaddy No Longer Just ‘Doesn’t Support’ But Actually “OPPOSES” SOPA — Just in time for the aptly named “Dump GoDaddy” day, our favorite PR piñata GoDaddy just emailed a number of press, with a fresh statement from new CEO Warren Adelman. — From the email …
Alexia Tsotsis / TechCrunch:
Burned By Fleeing Customers, Godaddy No Longer Just ‘Doesn’t Support’ But Actually “OPPOSES” SOPA — Just in time for the aptly named “Dump Go Daddy” day, our favorite PR pinata GoDaddy just emailed a number of press, with a fresh statement from new CEO Warren Adelman. — From the email …
Dave Copeland / ReadWriteWeb:
Twitter Ignored Request To Keep Subpoena Under Wraps [UPDATED] — Twitter appears to have forwarded a subpoena requesting user information to at least one of the owners of the accounts in question, despite a request from the Suffolk Massachusetts District Attorney’s office that the request not be disclosed …
Robin Wauters / TechCrunch:
Exclusive: Groupon Acquires Stealth Silicon Valley Startup Campfire Labs — Groupon has continued its (talent) acquisition spree with the recent purchase of a hot Silicon Valley startup before they even launched – and with extremely little fanfare. — We’ve learned that Campfire Labs …
Michelle Meyers / CNET:
Report details extent of Anonymous hack on Stratfor — Now that the Yuletide fog has cleared, details are emerging about the extent of an Anonymous hack on security think tank Strategic Forecasting that was first reported Christmas Day and appears to have affected some 50,000 individuals.