Rupert Murdoch Attacks Google, Obama In Pro-SOPA Twitter Rant

[onehandle]

Rupert Murdoch sounded off on Saturday about the White House's rejection of SOPA and PIPA, the controversial anti-piracy bills currently being debated in Congress.

"So Obama has thrown in his lot withSilicon Valley paymasters who threaten all software creators with piracy, plain thievery," he wrote on Twitter. "Piracy leader is Google who streams movies free, sells advts around them. No wonder pouring millions into lobbying."

Murdoch has lobbied aggressively for the bills, which many critics call web censorship. On Saturday, the White House announced that it would not support the legislation.

Supporters of the legislation--including Murdoch's News Corp, which owns 20th Century Fox films and various successful TV shows--argue that the bills would help protect copyright.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/15/rupert-murdoch-sopa-twitter-google-obama_n_1207615.html

[qanda]

1. I hope people are paying attention to this

All you really need to know is that Murdoch is for it to know how completely wrong it is for the country. What I don't understand are all the Democrats that are for it.

[OKNancy]

2. I'm sure Obama and Google are shaking with fright

Not really. Murdoch is such a jackass. Having this criminal as a foe is good for Obama's re-election.

[Galraedia]

4. Here is a list of where Congress members stand on SOPA

http://projects.propublica.org/sopa/