ISSUE / SOPA
SOPA.
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The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) bill, if made law, would expand the ability of U.S. law enforcement and copyright holders to fight online trafficking in copyrighted intellectual property and counterfeit goods. The bill would make unauthorized streaming of copyrighted content a crime, with a maximum penalty of five years in prison for 10 such infringements within six months. Proponents of the bill say it protects the intellectual property market and corresponding industry, jobs and revenue, and is necessary to bolster enforcement of copyright laws especially against foreign websites. Opponents say that it violates the First Amendment, is Internet censorship, will cripple the Internet, and will threaten whistle-blowing and other free speech.
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Google Inc.
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Wikipedia
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U.S. House of Representatives
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Lamar S. Smith
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U.S. Congress
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Hollywood
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U.S. Republican Party
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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 19: (L-R) Consumer Electronics Association Vice President of Government Affairs Michael Petricone, the Future of Music Coalition Deputy Director Casey Rae-Hunter, ServInt COO Christian Dawson and TechDirt founder and President Mike Masnick participate in a panel discussion organized by NetCoalition about the Protection IP Act (PIPA) and the Stop Online Privacy Act (SOPA) at the U.S. Capitol January 19, 2012 in Washington, DC. Opposed to SOPA and PIPA in their current forms, NetCoalition is a lobying group representing Internet and technology companies, including Google, Yahoo!, Amazon.com, eBay, IAC, Bloomberg LP, Expedia and Wikipedia.
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Kill Bill: SOPA withdrawn for now
Jan-21, 2012
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