# Why SOPA is a bad idea

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDSalon NY2012
- Speaker: Clay Shirky
- Year: 2012
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Business and management, Society and politics
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/clay_shirky_why_sopa_is_a_bad_idea)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

What does a bill like PIPA/SOPA mean to our shareable world? At the TED offices, Clay Shirky delivers a proper manifesto -- a call to defend our freedom to create, discuss, link and share, rather than passively consume.

## Lectures

1. [Why SOPA is a bad idea](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/clay_shirky_why_sopa_is_a_bad_idea/4bdc84fc090e), 14 min (TED's player)