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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. More lists? by BrookHarty · · Score: 5, Insightful

    That's all we need, is more lists for the government to maintain. They do a bang up job already with no-fly.

  2. Lame Duck Congress by Bryan3000000 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    While it's often said that a Lame Duck congress can't get much done, it is the perfect time for them to pass unpopular legislation that powerful lobbies want passed. It's one of the few times congress can get away with it while having very few political repercussions.