SOPA Gone!

[frenulem - No.5417]

The controversial bill that has caused so much attention has finally been stopped dead in it's tracks, Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid said he would postpone the vote that would have been held on the 24th on January.


Harry Reid has postponed the vote "in light of recent events." meaning the widespread blackout of the English Wikipedia, Reddit and the black bar over Google's homepage. Lamar smith the Republican chairman of the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee also said that his panel would delay action on PIPA until wider agreement of the issue.

"I have heard from the critics and I take seriously their concerns regarding proposed legislation to address the problem of online piracy. It is clear that we need to revisit the approach on how best to address the problem of foreign thieves that steal and sell American inventions and products," Smith said in a statement.

Although many sponsors of these two bills have pulled their support it does not mean that SOPA and PIPA are dead, simply wounded, Harry Reid also commented that "There was no reason why concerns about the legislation cannot be resolved. He offered no new date for the vote." Reid's action comes a day after a senior Democratic aide, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the measure lacked the 60 votes needed to clear a procedural hurdle in the 100-member Senate.

Today is a happy day for the internet, not so much Hollywood "We appreciate that lawmakers have listened to our community's concerns, and we stand ready to work with them on solutions to piracy and copyright infringement that will not chill free expression or threaten the economic growth and innovation the Internet provides," a Facebook spokesman said.

Chris Dodd, chief executive of the Motion Picture Association of America and a former Democratic senator, said the stalling of legislation is a boost for criminals. "As a consequence of failing to act, there will continue to be a safe haven for foreign thieves," Dodd said.

In my opinion this is just the same old people in government not understanding the fundamentals of how the internet and piracy works, it's using a sledgehammer to hang a picture.

-Fren


Also sorry if i got some of the American politics stuff mixed up, im a brit, we have a Queen

[FOOKz™]

Today is a happy day for the internet, not so much Hollywood "We appreciate that lawmakers have listened to our community's concerns, and we stand ready to work with them on solutions to piracy and copyright infringement that will not chill free expression or threaten the economic growth and innovation the Internet provides," a Facebook spokesman said.

hahahaah thats a first!

[Monk3y]

What a glorious day for the users of the interwebs, WE ARE SPARTA!

[1TONpete]

I am happy this did not go through, it is a big win for freedom, I hope this has grabbed enough attention of the voting public(sheeple) , to force some change in the direction we are heading. This is just a bump in the road to them.

[RyanF]

I hope you all know that SOPA and PIPA aren't dead.  Don't expect them to go away as they have only had the votes postponed.  Despite the fact that we have majorly effected it, it is still there waiting to be put into action.

[Crumbz]

i think its Hilarius that they keep saying "Foreign Thieves" as if the people of the North America are just some innocent by-standards.

[PsychoticWolf]

SOPA and PIPA will be Renamed and changed and Hidden with another Bill .

[FOOKz™]

SOPA and PIPA will be Renamed and changed and Hidden with another Bill .

or they will slice SOPA and PIPA up into parts and hide each part into different bills so the combine power of all of them equals SOPA and PIPA.

[PsychoticWolf]

or they will slice SOPA and PIPA up into parts and hide each part into different bills so the combine power of all of them equals SOPA and PIPA.

True Story.




But yeah Totally agree with you there FOOKz

[Cookie Monster]

so is megaupload gonna come back to life or is it deader than a nuked sheep?

[Tracey]

[1TONpete]

this is the other current alternative. in its current state, many in our community back it. But watch for them to sneak their claws into it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_Protection_and_Enforcement_of_Digital_Trade_Act

[Sammy]

Did you take this from TPB? I saw it on there the other day xD

[Tracey]

Saw it on Facebook..