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SOPA Goes Back To the Drawing Board, PIPA Postponed

Posted by Soulskill on from the gone-but-not-forgotten dept.

New submitter rivin2e writes "SOPA has been sent back to the drawing board. 'The move came shortly after the Senate postponed a key vote on the companion PIPA bill scheduled for next week and amid calls for consensus before Congress moves forward on any legislation to address the problem of foreign piracy websites,' as written by the Los Angeles Times today. Hopefully the next draft of this bill will create a better foundation to stop piracy and not just assert control over the internet." Support for the bill eroded on Wednesday as several of its co-sponsors withdrew their support. The issue is not over, however; statements were issued by both Senator Patrick Leahy and Rep. Lamar Smith indicating that they still want to find solutions to online piracy, and Smith also wrote an editorial piece for CNN to explain why he thinks such legislation is necessary. The SOPA issue was raised at the recent GOP debate, and all four candidates spoke against it.

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  1. Re:Likely answer... by SJHillman · · Score: 5, Funny

    "no one wants to be seen as supporting child pornography"

    Well, there's always 4chan...

  2. No. Don't go back to the drawing board by sakdoctor · · Score: 4, Funny

    Round up all the supporters into camps. Exterminate them, remove the skulls, and bury the other bits in a mass grave.
    On top, build a 100 meter statue of Wikipe-tan dancing on the crushed skulls. Generations from more enlightened times can look back on the the pivotal moment, where internet freedom almost got fucked.

    It's the only way to be sure.

  3. Re:All this... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Speaking of killing, some food for thought, you'd get a lesser sentence by murdering one of those guys than you would being imprisoned due to their silly laws. (and probably get more done)

    Copying some bits is more punishable than terminating the existence of someone. What a fantastic world we live in, eh?

  4. Re:Likely answer... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    no one wants to be seen as supporting child pornography.

    There's really no defense against lies and mischaracterization, other than to honestly explain things, and that doesn't fit in a soundbite.

    But two can play that game. Introduce this bill: The Anti Puppy Shredding Act, which states this:

    1. No person shall shred a conscious, live puppy..
    2. No person shall shred a live, conscious human child between the ages of 2 years ago 16 years
    3. Title 17 Section 1201 of US Code is repealed
    4. No person shall force a human child to suck the penis of a puppy, whether the puppy is live or dead, in front of videocameras

    Are you for shredding puppies, Lamar? Then we can all count on your vote for this bill.

  5. Re:Likely answer... by flimflammer · · Score: 3, Funny

    What about when video cameras are off?