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Small Worcester group plays large role in online protest

By Michael B. Farrell

 |  Globe Staff  

  January 27, 2012

Fight for the Future, a small grassroots organization based in Worcester, became a leading figure in last week’s fight against two congressional bills meant to combat online piracy. The group played a key roll in coordinating a broad coalition of Internet companies in an online protest against the legislation, which had strong bipartisan support and the backing of media trade groups. It succeeded in delaying a vote on the measures and causing key cosponsors in Congress to drop their support.

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