Parts of SOPA Hiding Inside a Boring Case About Invisible Braces

derekmead writes: The most controversial parts of SOPA, an anti-piracy bill defeated in 2012 after a massive public outcry, may end up becoming de facto law after all, depending on the outcome in an obscure case that is working its way through the legal system without anyone noticing.

Next week, the U.S. Appeals Court for the Federal Circuit will hear oral arguments in ClearCorrect Operating, LLC v. International Trade Commission, a case that could give an obscure federal agency the power to force ISPs to block websites. In January, The Verge reported that this very legal strategy is already being considered by the Motion Picture Association of America, as evidenced by a leaked document from the WikiLeaks Sony dump.

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Braces?

[wonkey_monkey]

Parts of SOPA Hiding Inside a Boring Case About Invisible Braces

You could have at least explained the bit in the headline about braces (the teeth kind) in the summary:

At first glance, ClearCorrect v. ITC looks pretty banal. It’s a case about a 3D printing model file for invisible braces. ClearCorrect, an Invisalign competitor, had a subsidiary in Pakistan create 3D models of braces, which it then sent from Pakistan to the US over the internet. ClearCorrect then 3D-printed the braces in its Texas offices, a move that might infringe Invisalign patents. (The validity of the patents is being disputed in both court and at the US Patent & Trademark Office.)

Re:Democrats

[PopeRatzo]

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The total number of abortions (including in the black community) has been dropping every year since 1980. EVERY. SINGLE. YEAR.

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Re:Democrats

[mspohr]

Getting an abortion isn't life changing... having an unwanted child is...
Having an abortion is often a good decision.