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One topic that i would like to explore in my PLE is the discussion of the SOPA/ PIPA act. I came across the discovery with a friend of mine, and i have later noticed that it might soon have a affect on everyone, including me. One thing that caught my attention was the fact that people are still out there fighting for the copyright laws. I personally thought they were already effective and in action, but I was wrong. Apparently the government felt the need to better protect the copyright laws. This caused some websites to go on strike and black out pages. When I found out that there were many ways we can be affected i took the time to find out the changes that it may alter in people's internet use.

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In the process of collecting this data for the SOPA and PIPA act i have found out things I have never knew before. If it wasn't for this class I would have never thought that there was a bill like this in action. In the beginning when I was discussing the terms of this bill I did agree with it at first. I am all towards copyright laws because I don't believe in stealing. I thought that both of these bills will better protect the different people who create certain works by making it impossible to download or stealing in any aspect. But boy how was I wrong. I didn't believe that it would change the way that many people use the internet today. As I am a frequent Facebook, Google, and Wikipedia user, so to go everyday without it would change how many times I would use the internet period. Just by this putting me in such of defense about not using the internet like I would normally do has put me on a hunt about finding more data and information about bills that might be passed like this. I will absolutely be keeping up with this information in the future because there is another bill that sounds just like it that might also be passed called CISPA. I would keep finding new information about the CISPA act because this might have the same affect on the internet as the last one. This has brought me so much information about how much the government can take away that it can alter peoples hobbies to the way people like to do certain things. Some people love to blog and make videos of them singing to different songs. What would they do if that was suddenly taken from them one day.  I believe that this class has made me really successful with finding new information and in some ways critical analysis.