The Cricket's Daily 3: Industries try to save SOPA
A blackout landing page is displayed on a laptop computer screen inside the "Anti-Sopa War Room" at the offices of the Wikipedia Foundation in San Francisco, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012. January 18 is a date that will live in ignorance, as Wikipedia started a 24-hour blackout of its English-language articles, joining other sites in a protest of pending U.S. legislation aimed at shutting down sites that share pirated movies and other content. The Internet companies are concerned that the Stop Online Piracy Act in the House and the Protect Intellectual Property Act under consideration in the Senate, if passed, could be used to target legitimate sites where users share content. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
Published on Jan 20, 2012 09:04AM
Here's what's happening in pop culture:
• With support in Congress falling, MPAA head Chris Dodd (a former senator) wants Hollywood to meet with Silicon Valley to salvage the Stop Online Piracy Act. [Washington Post, The Hollywood Reporter]
• Oh, now Katharine Heigl wants back on “Grey's Anatomy.” Looks like someone has figured out what direction her career is going. [E! Online]
• A new “Hunger Games” poster – as the hype machine churns on. [MTV]
