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Internet Blacklist Back In Congress

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the nobody-talks-about-my-orange-list dept.

Adrian Lopez writes "A bill giving the government the power to shut down Web sites that host materials that infringe copyright is making its way quietly through the lame-duck session of Congress, raising the ire of free-speech groups and prompting a group of academics to lobby against the effort. The Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act (COICA) was introduced in Congress this fall by Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT). It would grant the federal government the power to block access to any Web domain that is found to host copyrighted material without permission."

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  1. Re:Obama will not veto this. by sorak · · Score: 2, Funny

    So, how does he feel about the filibuster? That's been the typical GOP response:

    Dem: We need a comprehensive, effective, holistic, and economic means to initiate the process of x

    Rep: I don't know what you just said, but I'm gonna filibuster it!

    Dem: Aww, nuts!

  2. Re:Obama will not veto this. by MindlessAutomata · · Score: 1, Funny

    Yeah, I know, but I mentioned Obama because nobody here has faith in the Republicans anyway, so there's no need to bring up that bit of obviousness. Of course I got modded down troll for telling the truth. The Obama fans still have HOPE...

  3. Re:Obama will not veto this. by mark72005 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Obviously the election butthurt is strong with you.