SOPA and PIPA opponents warn the bills are not dead yet

The cautions about the fight not being over were echoed by Wikipedia, whose English-language version was easily accessible again Thursday. A banner at the top of the site reads, “Thank you for protecting Wikipedia. (We’re not done yet).”

“SOPA and PIPA are not dead: they are waiting in the shadows,” Wikipedia said on a page linked from that banner. “We’re turning the lights back on. Help us keep them shining brightly.”

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On the next page Wiki directs us to, it states:

“SOPA sponsor Lamar Smith stated that the House of Representatives will push the bill forward in February. Senate sponsor Patrick Leahy still plans for a PIPA vote on January 24. Moreover, SOPA and PIPA are symptoms of a larger issue. They are misguided solutions to a misunderstood problem. In the U.S. and abroad, legislators and big media are embracing censorship and sacrificing civil liberties in their attacks on free knowledge and an open Internet.” READ MORE