You are here  Blog Post  Why is SOPA important for us as
teachers and learners?  Being far from an expert on this
subject, I googled a few people who are.   Clay Shirky is one.
In the end, the real threat to the enactment of PIPA and SOPA,
is our ability to share things with one another.   TED Talk:
Defend our freedom to share (or why SOPA is a bad idea)  Renee
Hobbs is another. When recently asked to explain SOPA and its
potential impact on higher education, Renee said,  SOPA is the
Stop Online Piracy Act – it’s provides a stronger enforcement
mechanism to protect digital infringement. Proponents say
stronger enforcement is needed to protect against rampant
piracy. Opponents say the bill, as written, will set up an
official censorship network for the currently open Internet.
SOPA could greatly impact media scholars and other educators
because people who comment on mass media and popular culture
often need to use excerpts of other people’s work. Their work
might become “invisible” on the Internet if blacklis