I am participating in an Internet-wide blackout in protest of two dangerous bills, the "Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA)":http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.uscongress/legislation.112hr3261 and the "Protect IP Act (PIPA)":http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.uscongress/legislation.112s968, that are soon up for vote in the United States Senate and House of Representatives.
Please take some time to read about how these bills are dangerous and why they affect you, even if you don't live in the U.S., by following the links below.
"A technical examination of SOPA and PROTECT IP":http://blog.reddit.com/2012/01/technical-examination-of-sopa-and.html
"Stop American Censorship Website":http://americancensorship.org/
"Google: End Piracy, Not Liberty":https://www.google.com/landing/takeaction/
Other interesting links:
"Why I'm a Pirate!":http://ploum.net/post/im-a-pirate
"The Day the LOLcats Died (video)":http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1p-TV4jaCMk
"I'm Pirating the Next Version of Windows":http://littlebitofcode.com/2012/01/18/im-pirating-the-next-version-of-windows
"Representative Lofgren (CA): do not underestimate the power that you have":http://lofgren.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=698:rep-lofgren-the-battle-over-sopa-pipa-do-not-underestimate-the-power-that-you-have&catid=22:112th-news&Itemid=161
"Hollywood Finally Gets A Chance to Break the Internet":https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2011/10/sopa-hollywood-finally-gets-chance-break-internet
If you live in the U.S., please take the time to email or call your representative or senator so that they know that you are *opposed* to these pieces of legislation.