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Controversial Anti-Piracy Bill SOPA Nears House Approval2011.12.16 10:45 by DanielaKeywords: SOPA
The House Judiciary Committee debated the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act for hours Thursday - and despite protracted criticism of the bill from the nation's leading internet engineers and companies, lawmakers repeatedly rejected attempts to water-down the bill. What's more, they appear to be moving toward approving the bill, as the committee rejected six amendments that were supposed to address the concerns of those who believe the bill to be suspect. The legislation's most vocal supporters are the recording and movie studios, who say online piracy is killing their business. The measure's detractors are civil liberties groups and internet architects who say the bill amounts to censorship and a fundamental alteration of the internet itself. Read more -here-
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