Title :
Computer-Based Political Action: The Battle and Internet Blackout over PIPA
fDate :
7/1/2012 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The successful fight to stop the Protect IP Act highlights the increasingly important role of computer-based political action, especially the use of social media, in the policymaking process.
Keywords :
Internet; industrial property; Internet blackout; PIPA; computer-based political action; protect IP act; protect intellectual property act; social media; Facebook; Google; Government policies; Intellectual property; Internet; Legislation; Piracy; Social network services; Twitter; Facebook; PIPA; SOPA; Twitter; computer-based political action; social media;
DOI :
10.1109/MC.2012.186
