Internet Warfare?

Recently, the US Government has taken steps to curb internet piracy, introducing bills such as SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (Protect IP Act). This has sparked outrage among the internet community, some calling it a copy of the Great Firewall of China or even the start of an American totalitarian government. In response, people have decided to boycott companies in support of SOPA. Some websites, including Wikipedia, temporarily held a blackout on their sites protesting these proposed laws.

Just today, the American government shut down MegaUpload.com, accusing the company of supporting internet piracy. Soon after, websites such as justice.gov (the website of the Department of Justice) and UniversalMusic.com have been running extremely slowly or have outright crashed, probably due to a DDoS attack. A loose association of hackers, called Anonymous, has claimed responsibility. Government propaganda and media has often mislabeled Anonymous as a terrorist group. 

Please support freedom of the internet, and fight against Lamar Smith (introduced SOPA) and Patrick Leahy (introduced PIPA).

A Guy Fawkes mask, often associated with Anonymous.

The proper Anonymous logo.