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What is SOPA? 8 Things to Know About 2012 Bill and Sister Act PIPA Yesterday, Internet titans like Wikipedia, Reddit and Boing Boing launched a coordinated blackout to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA). But what is the SOPA bill? How would it affect the way the Internet works now? Who supports and opposes the bill, and is it even likely to pass?. SOPA Author Attacks Wikipedia, Schedules Debate on Bill The architect of SOPA, Rep. Lamar Smith, has scheduled a markup session next month in which the bill might be altered. SOPA Blackout Helps Stall Anti-Piracy Bill From Moving Through Senate ... For Now After more than 7,000 high-traffic websites -- including Wikipedia, Reddit, Google, Amazon and others -- blacked out and/or supported the protest of SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (Protect Intellectual Property Act) on Wednesday (January 18), several co-sponsors of the Senate bill withdrew their support ... thus stopping the attempt at web censorship in its tracks ... for now. Netflix's Hastings does SOPA flip-flop Reed Hastings, chief executive of Netflix, is a Stop Online Piracy Act flip-flopper, The Post has learned. The CEO's firm was an early supporter of the controversial SOPA bill, one person close to the measure said yesterday, but has backed away from that support as of late. The Los... Issa Files OPEN Bill, Rival to SOPA and PIPA, in U.S. House Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), formally introduced a copyright bill backed by the Internet industry to rival the controversial Stop Online Privacy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA). Amidst SOPA Blackout, Senate Copyright Bill Loses A Key Supporter Wednesday?s mass protest strike of popular websites including Wikipedia, Reddit, Boing Boing and others against the Stop Online Piracy Act has had its intended effect?at least on one Senator. Florida Senator Marco Rubio, who co-sponsored the Protect-IP Act (PIPA) that served as the Senate equivalent of the SOPA bill, has officially withdrawn his support of ... SOPA Alternative Bill Introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives Lawmakers opposing the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act Wednesday introduced alternative legislation in the House. SOPA, PIPA bills lose support from lawmakers Some lawmakers are rethinking their support of controversial anti-piracy bills that led to some websites shutting down in protest. SOPA and PIPA protest power: why Marco Rubio backed off piracy bill Sen. Marco Rubio was one of the original co-sponsors of the Senate's anti-piracy bill, but he reversed course Wednesday amid a flurry of protests against PIPA and SOPA. SOPA anti-piracy bill markup to resume next month, lawmaker says SOPA: Despite the anti-SOPA protests scheduled for Jan. 18, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith says Congress will reexamine the bill in February.
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