WASHINGTON -- News Corp. honcho Rupert Murdoch threw his weight behind Congress' attempt to restrict the Internet, personally lobbying leaders on Capitol Hill Wednesday for two measures that purport to combat piracy.

Murdoch's media empire is among some 350 large corporations that have come out in favor of the Stop Online Piracy Act in the House, as well as the Protect IP Act in the Senate.

Originally posted by Blackmarketeer
Rupert Murdoch Lobbies Congress To Restrict Internet

WASHINGTON -- News Corp. honcho Rupert Murdoch threw his weight behind Congress' attempt to restrict the Internet, personally lobbying leaders on Capitol Hill Wednesday for two measures that purport to combat piracy.

Murdoch's media empire is among some 350 large corporations that have come out in favor of the Stop Online Piracy Act in the House, as well as the Protect IP Act in the Senate.

Protect IP and SOPA are disasters in the making. Even "fair use" from news media will be a thing of the past if these corporate behemoths get their way.

Murdoch has plenty of reasons to want the Protect IP and SOPA bills to pass - to kill youtube and online videos in general, probably due to the fact that everyone time his quasi-News network gets caught in another lie, the proof of it is on the Web in seconds.