Spectral Jester Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 Looks like yesterday's online and offline protests had some impact. SOPA and PIPA are dead. For now, at least. Both the Protect Intellectual Property Act (PIPA) and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) were due to be voted for in US congress this Tuesday, but the debates have now been postponed indefinitely. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith said that his panel would not push ahead with SOPA until there is “wider agreement” on the proposed solution. PIPA, meanwhile, has been postponed by Senate Majority leader Harry Reid. He issued a statement today citing the "legitimate issues" raised by protesters for keeping the bill from congress. Reid also called for PIPA author Senator Patrick Leahy to "continue engaging with all stakeholders to forge a balance between protecting Americans' intellectual property, and maintaining openness and innovation on the internet." Sounds like a victory to me. Good work, internet 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCPO Mayh3m Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 Awesome! Is it bad that I don't know what else to say? Hopefully they wont bring it back up.. but that could be a big stretch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt S-501 Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 Booyaa!!! All the petitions finaly payed off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Biggles Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 Power of the free internet > SOPA and PIPA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCPO Mayh3m Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 I feel all happy inside! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John-117 Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 THANK YOU LORD!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quantum Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 Just how close we were to losing alot of our internet, most people will never know... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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