The creative protests being waged against two Internet piracy bills has made me think about the way one Colonial newspaper protested the Stamp Act 250 years ago. Web sites such as Google and Wikipedia that oppose the controversial bills are encouraging users to make their voices heard. Google directed anyone visiting the site to pages detailing the tech industry's complaints. Wikipedia even shut down its English-language site for 24 hours. The Pennsylvania Journal waged its battle against the hated Stamp Act in a simpler, but nonetheless creative manner. The newspaper designed its front page to look like a tombstone with the slogan, "Expiring in the Hopes of Resurrection to Life Again." The protest by the Pennsylvania Journal and other newspapers proved to be successful. We'll see what is the impact of protests by web sites against the piracy bills.