Wednesday, 18 January 2012

SOPA & PIPA BILLS: Lawmakers Shift Stance On Anti-Piracy Legislation

SOPA & PIPA BILLS: Lawmakers Shift Stance On Anti-Piracy LegislationJoining further lawmakers, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) announced on Wednesday that he would no longer support the protection of IP law, amid widespread protests against the legislation online, and his house counterpart Stop Internet Piracy Law.

"After listening to the problems on both sides of the debate on IP PROTECTION law, it is simply not ready for prime time, and both sides should continue to work together to find the best way forward," said Hatch, in a statement.

Hatch co-sponsored the legislation again. Now he wants to postpone debate on the bill, scheduled for next week.

Senators Roy blunted (R-Mo.) & Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) also refused to support the environment. Rubio said in a statement, "Congress needs to listen and to avoid rushing through a bill that could have many unintended consequences."

 Sopa to the government and large corporations government closed all of the sites accused of copyright infringement without any court or traditional court hearing. The legislation is aggressively with the support of Hollywood studios and major record companies, as well as several major news providers, including Fox News and NBC-Universal, which is largely shied away from covering the bill.

Senator Harry Reid (D-Nev.) is planning to bring a bill in the Senate early next week.

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