Getty (2) The battle over the SOPA and PIPA bills -- the Stop Online Piracy Act and Protect Intellectual Property Act -- currently making their way through the U.S. Congress has hit a crescendo. Wikipedia, Reddit and other sites shut themselves down on Jan. 18 to protest the legislation which enables the U.S. government to block public access to any site accused of copyright infringement without their day in court.
Several artists are also now speaking out on the bills that are supposed to be protecting their rights.
Trent Reznor, MGMT, Nada Surf's Daniel Lorca, OK Go, Amanda Palmer, Erin McKeown and the Lonely Island, the comedic band fronted by 'Saturday Night Live's Andy Samberg, wrote an open letter on Jan 17 stating their opposition to PIPA and SOPA.
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