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SOPA and PIPA defeated.

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UPDATED: Thursday, April 5, 2012 13:14
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Wednesday, April 4, 2012 9:30 PM

OLDENGLANDDRY


Yes, I know this is from a Socialist website, but it's still true.

http://www.socialistworld.net/doc/5645


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Thursday, April 5, 2012 6:14 AM

NIKI2

Gettin' old, but still a hippie at heart...


Well, apparently only "postponed indefinitely". Hope that means "forever"!

It's findable on MSM sites too, you just have to look for it. What gets ME is that it wasn't big news when it happened (late January), given the fuss it created! Hope they don't bring it back under some other name or something so they can try to sneak them through!
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When the entire Internet gets angry, Congress takes notice. Both the House and the Senate on Friday backed away from a pair of controversial anti-piracy bills, tossing them into limbo and throwing doubt on their future viability.

The Senate had been scheduled to hold a proceedural vote next week on whether to take up the Protect IP Act (PIPA) -- a bill that once had widespread, bipartisan support. But on Friday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he was postponing the vote "in light of recent events."

Meanwhile, the House of Representatives said it is putting on hold its version of the bill, the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). The House will "postpone consideration of the legislation until there is wider agreement on a solution," House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith said in a written statement.

The moves came after several lawmakers flipped their position on the bills in the wake of widespread online and offline protests against them.

Tech companies, who largely oppose the bills, mobilized their users this week to contact representatives and speak out against the legislation. Sites including Wikipedia and Reddit launched site blackouts on January 18, while protesters hit the streets in New York, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, D.C. Google (GOOG, Fortune 500) drew more than 7 million signatures for an anti-SOPA and PIPA petition that it linked on its highly trafficked homepage.

The tide turned soon after the protest, and both bills lost some of their Congressional backers.

"I have heard from the critics and I take seriously their concerns," Smith said Friday in a prepared statement. "It is clear that we need to revisit the approach on how best to address the problem of foreign thieves." More at http://money.cnn.com/2012/01/20/technology/SOPA_PIPA_postponed/index.h
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Thursday, April 5, 2012 12:09 PM

RIONAEIRE

Beir bua agus beannacht


Good.

I assume you're my pal until you let me know otherwise.

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Thursday, April 5, 2012 1:14 PM

ANTHONYT

Freedom is Important because People are Important


Hello,

Hooray! I wrote to all of my representatives to caution against this nonsense, and am glad to see the bills defeated.

(For now...) *cue evil laughter from shadows*

--Anthony


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