I'm sure you've all heard of it by now with many of our favorite websites "blacking out" in protest of the proposed SOPA/PIPA bills milling around Congress since October. To catch up to speed on the bill I suggest reading the following:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-31921_3-57329001-281/how-sopa-would-affect-you...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_Online_Piracy_Act
The heart of these bills are to stop the piracy that proliferates the internet via offshore domains. These are the same sites that provide pirated software/ movies/ songs and knock off products many like to illegaly obtain. However, the breadth of the bills may have implications that reach further than intended. These implications can have a stifling effect on the creativity and freedom of information we share daily. Closer to home here at TheKeyPlay it means no longer being able to manipulate photos and .gifs that take place in the not-so-serious aspects of the site that make it great. I encourage you to do your own research as well. If interested you can help petition via Google here.
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