Dear Congress, It’s No Longer OK To Not Know How The Internet Works
Joshua Kopstein doesn’t think willful ignorance of the Internet by both major parties in Congress is acceptable in the age of SOPA and PROTECT-IP.
Joshua Kopstein doesn’t think willful ignorance of the Internet by both major parties in Congress is acceptable in the age of SOPA and PROTECT-IP.
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