In a surprise move today, Representative Eric Cantor(R-VA) announced that he will stop all action on SOPA, effectively killing the bill. This move was most likely due to several things. One of those things is that SOPA and PIPA met huge online protest against the bills. Another reason would be that the White House threatened to veto the bill if it had passed. .
PIPA, the Senate Version is still in play, however.
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Well, this is an interesting take on SOPA (h/t
NO SOPA is a google chrome extension that warns you when you browse to a web site of an entity that supports SOPA. Go here to get the extension.
Iran is cracking down on Internet Freedom:
The Stop Online Piracy Act is a piece of legislation in the US whose aims are:
If PIPA passes, can it actually get to Obama's desk, since SOPA is effectively dead? It's been a while since high school civics, but I thought both houses had to pass a bill (then iron out the differences) before it could even be signed/veto'd by the President.
A bill can start in either house, but it has to pass through both houses. Obama says he will veto it. It may be just a matter of time before PIPA dies on the vine.
But it is also possible that these bills are being taken off the table (as it were) just in time to deflate the upcoming Blackout, with the plan being to bring them back later.