After GoDaddy, it seems it is Nintendo and Sony's turn to back out of supporting the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). Both companies earlier figured in the House Judiciary committee's list of SOPA supporters. Now, however, Nintendo has quietly disappeared from the list and while Sony's music divisions remain, its computer division no longer supports SOPA, according to Geek report.
The U.S. Supreme Court would be barred from hearing cases challenging state laws on privacy, prayer and marriage.
For arguably the first time, the new dynamic of online advocacy has stepped into the political realm, targeting Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., and his 2012 re-election bid. And an emboldened online community seems deadset on using the blunt force of an Election Day loss to change the Congressman's mind on key legislation.
Iran officials have indicated that Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, a 44-year-old woman who was sentenced to death by stoning for adultery, could die by hanging instead.
Newt Gingrich has called for abolishing entire courts and forcing judges to testify before Congress to explain controversial decisions.
The Iowa Supreme Court's 2009 same-sex marriage ruling and an injunction on Oklahoma's voter-approved ban on Sharia were a couple of the more controversial decisions that sparked impeachment calls.
As Congress debates the Stop Online Piracy Act and Go Daddy suffers for its early support, many Americans still don't know exactly what SOPA bill is or how it would affect their day-to-day lives. Here, read a complete and easy-to-grasp guide of the controversial bill and why it's so dangerous, from why it's supported to the threat of censorship it poses.
China will try a veteran dissident, Chen Xi, on charges of inciting subversion for pro-democracy essays he published online, his wife said on Sunday, days after another dissident was jailed for nine years on similar charges.
One day after vocalizing its support for the SOPA Bill in 2012, GoDaddy decided to pull its support from the bill after many threatened to boycott the company's services.
Supporting SOPA might prove dearer to the website registrar GoDaddy. GoDaddy had written to House of Representatives expressing their support for the much criticized bill. The Company also figures in the list of 142 companies that support SOPA released by House Judiciary Committee. GoDaddy is the only website registrar in the list.
Web hosting company GoDaddy voiced its support for the SOPA Bill 2012, which would effectively let the U.S. government shut down any websites it feels are in violation of copyright.
Even as the controversy surrounding the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) continues, the bipartisan coalition of lawmakers were put in an awkward situation when they were forced to vote for protecting online pornographic material, in order to prevent a legal loophole in the anti-piracy act.
Newt Gingrich has repeatedly attacked federal judges and insisted that under a Gingrich administration he would boot judges that made decisions he didn't agree with, a stance that many suggest is unconstitutional.
Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich threatened Sunday to have federal judges arrested if they disagreed with his policies as president, ratcheting up his attacks on the judiciary as he tries to halt a slide in his campaign.
A key House vote on controversial anti-piracy legislation has been delayed.
We have the ability to rein in excessive judges, Mitt Romney said.
Sixteen top technology leaders – including the founders of Google, Netscape, Yahoo and eBay – published full-page advertisements Wednesday opposing the pending Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in Congress.
40 million girls do not just go missing. ABC anchor Elizabeth Vargas traveled to the country to uncover India's deadly secret. An estimated 40 million girls have gone missing since 1980 due to gendercide.
The debate on televising U.S. Supreme Court proceedings continued in Washington, D.C., where senators last week debated the idea of legislatively forcing justices to accept cameras.
The new changes the Stop Online Piracy Act's sponsor Rep. Lamar Smith introduced Monday aim at attracting more support to the legislation.
The Amazon Price Check app seems simple enough. Shoppers use the app, introduced earlier in 2011, to compare the retail giant's prices with other retailers. They scan a barcode, snap a picture, say the product name or type the search.
The Muslim Brotherhood's political party -- the Freedom and Justice Party -- claimed a substantial victory in the run-off vote for Egypt's parliamentary elections.
