The RP’s Weekly Web Gems: The Politics of Tech

“CEO Says SOPA & CISPA Are Needed Because A Disgruntled Customer Once Set Up A Parody Site To Mock Him.” Okay then. [techdirt]

Three heavyweight committees in the European Parliament gave their voting recommendations on ACTA today. All three gave the same recommendation: reject ACTA. [Falkvinge]

SpaceX Dragon has returned to Earth off the coast of California. [MSNBC]

“I’m going to argue that the futures of Facebook and Google are pretty much totally embedded in these two images” [Robin Sloan]

Hollywood want to make it illegal to skip commercials. [Public Knowledge]