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Facts and Stats: The Stop SOPA Infographic

January 18, 2012 by Gary Price

Update: PIPA support collapses, with 13 new Senators opposed (via ars technica)

Update: Web Protests Piracy Bills, and Senators Change Course (via NY Times)

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Explaining SOPA & ALA Guide to SOPA/PIPA Legislation

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About Gary Price

Gary Price (gprice@mediasourceinc.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. Before launching INFOdocket, Price and Shirl Kennedy were the founders and senior editors at ResourceShelf and DocuTicker for 10 years. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com, and is currently a contributing editor at Search Engine Land.

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