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US Senate Committee Passes PROTECT IP Act

Posted by timothy on from the kill-first-ask-questions-later dept.

angry tapir writes "A US Senate committee has unanimously approved a controversial bill that would allow the US Department of Justice to seek court orders requiring search engines and Internet service providers to stop sending traffic to websites accused of infringing copyright."

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  1. Bill Stuck In Senate Plumbing by beringreenbear · · Score: 5, Informative

    The damage has been halted for now. Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon put a hold on the bill, meaning that the Senate leadership is on notice that he will filibusterer it if the bill moves to full debate and vote.