User blog comment:Craiglpalmer/SOPA and PIPA Situation Summary/@comment-4666573-20120117230748/@comment-168424-20120118010942

SOPA and PIPA are acronyms for potential laws that are being pushed by special interests through the U.S. Congress. Do a google search like "What is SOPA?" or "What is PIPA?" and it should lead you to a good article (hopefully) explaining what they are.