DNS Provision Pulled From SOPA

New submitter crvtec sends this excerpt from CNet: "Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas), one of the biggest backers of the Stop Online Piracy Act, today said he plans to remove the Domain Name System blocking provision. 'After consultation with industry groups across the country,' Smith said in a statement released by his office, 'I feel we should remove (DNS) blocking from the Stop Online Piracy Act so that the [U.S. House Judiciary] Committee can further examine the issues surrounding this provision.'"

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Just like the NDAA 2012

[AHuxley]

First it was not for US citizens, then it was to be changed to exclude US citizens, then .....
All you have now is a signing statement about values to protect you from indefinite detention :)
As for US law enforcement and the inter tubes, recall the 84,000 "a domain" website efforts:
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110220/17533013176/ice-finally-admits-it-totally-screwed-up-next-time-perhaps-itll-try-due-process.shtml
Ignore the pre committee PR and follow the bills :) Even the 2 page ones like S. 1698 the Enemy Expatriation Act

Re:isn't it interesting

[Fned]

What DNSSEC mainly prevents is the forging of DNS responses to redirect users to another server.

Which SOPA/ProtectIP, as written, would require.

Re:so what obnoxious bullshit did they leave in?

[EvanED]

We have it. It's called "voting."

Gee, I wonder if "preference voting" might be a specific term for something which allows votes to express more nuanced opinions than first-past-the-post plurality votes do and could lead to better outcomes, more viable third parties, and other beneficial features?

Nah, it must just be a synonym for voting.

Day Late Dollar Short Big Govt Reply

[WillAffleckUW]

Just pull the plug on SOPA and nobody gets hurt.

This means you too, EA.

I've given you tens of thousands of dollars over the decades, but my checkbook and credit card is shut if you don't back down.

Re:Update The background image is now gone.

[jackbird]

Lamar Smith's website was infringing something with a declared copyright - a Creative Commons-licensed photo that specified attribution and noncommercial use (not even a license fee!)

Re:Stuff Still In

[jonwil]

Under SOPA, downloading a film from the internet could result in MORE jail time than if you walked into a store and stole the DVD at gunpoint.

If the fact that downloading a file from the internet is considered a more serious crime than stealing things at gunpoint doesn't show that the USA is totally screwed up, I dont know what does.

Re:Update The background image is now gone.

[symbolset]

It's worse than that. They want to strip you of your rights to due process and freedom of speech as a preventive measure to protect their IP. That's not OK. A big Seattle TV station, KING 5 supports SOPA. They have comments, so you can let them know how you feel about this here.