from: Octimotor

Google dot com main page, at logo of the day for search line, contained warning, and link to a online petition.

At issue, is that in Usa, 2 houses of Congress, there now are bills which would place regulations upon internet to enforce content restriction. The stated purpose is to crack down on sharing of copyrighted works.

My own conclusion is to agree with those who hold that to be a bad idea.

Below appears a copy / paste from the text of that on-line petition to be presented to the US Congress in oposition to the presently proposed bills.

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CONGRESS,

CAN YOU HEAR US? Two bills before Congress, known as the Protect IP Act (PIPA) in the Senate and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the House, are meant to stop online piracy but would censor the Web and impose harmful regulations on American businesses.Experts agree that there are better ways to shut down pirate websites than asking US companies to censor the Web. Join the groundswell of experts, organizations and people from all parts of America united in their opposition to SOP A and PIPA. Tell Congress not to censor the Web and not to cripple our innovation economy

Sources: Infojustice.org, Protect Innovation, Engine Advocacy, Center for Democracy and Technology, White House We the People Petition,

Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren, Wikipedia, Stop American Censorship, Avaaz © Copyright 2011. All company names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated.