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==Reaction Against SOPA and PIPA== | ==Reaction Against SOPA and PIPA== | ||
Berners-Lee spoke against the SOPA and PIPA legislation being proposed in the United States Congress. According to him, the legislation threatens the openness of the internet and it should be stopped. ''"The laws have been put together to allow an industry body to ask the government to turn off a web site and the government can make people turn off the site without trial. There are times when that could be very powerful and damaging, like before an election, and it is crossing a line and we have to protect the internet as an open space, we have to respect it."''<ref>[http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2139846/tim-berners-lee-hits-sopa-pipa Tim Berners-Lee hits out at SOPA and PIPA]</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||