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Oregon Senator Seeks To Block COICA

Posted by Soulskill on from the standing-up dept.

jfruhlinger writes "The COICA copyright bill may have sailed through committee, but that doesn't mean it's a done deal. Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon, calling it the 'wrong medicine' to block copyright violations, is threatening to put a hold on the bill, which would block its adoption through at least the end of the year."

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  1. Oregon voters... by Stregano · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Thank you for a wise decision

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    1. Re:Oregon voters... by adversus · · Score: 5, Interesting

      Welcome ;) In reality this also has to do with our large IT industry here in Oregon, which is expanding as we speak. He doesn't want something as stupid as this draconian law to impede that.

  2. Re:He's a Democrat by noidentity · · Score: 5, Informative

    "Deploying this statute to combat online copyright infringement seems almost like using a bunker-busting cluster bomb, when what you need is a precision-guided missile."

    ...targeted at the disgusting perversions made to copyright and patent law since they were created. But such an event is purely imaginary, just like the property the laws supposedly create.