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Sopa plans set to be shelved as Obama comes out against piracy legislation

www.guardian.co.uk

Congressional leaders are preparing to shelve controversial legislation aimed at tackling online piracy after president Barack Obama said he would not support it.

California congressman Darrell Issa, an opponent of Sopa, the Stop Online Piracy Act, said he had been told by House majority leader Eric Cantor that there would be no vote unless there is consensus on the bill.

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Obama Says So Long SOPA, Killing Controversial Internet Piracy Legislation

Does this now mean the end of the SOPA/PIPA legislation? President Obama has now entered the fray and voiced his opinions on such a bill. Is this a genuine move by President Obama? or is it just a popularity/public relations move?

We can only wait and see to see if the SOPA/PIPA plans are shelved, so far it's looking good.

The people have spoken and the waves are starting to be felt in washington and hopefully all of this get's scrapped.

www.guardian.co.uk
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What's this then?

Washington, D.C. — House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) today said that he expects the Committee to continue its markup of the Stop Online Piracy Act in February.

judiciary.house.gov...

reply to post by mnmcandiez

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Nor do I, but with Obama voicing his concerns publicly this should give even more publicity and support for scrapping this legislation.

We are the people, the real power... don't let those who are in government forget that! Ever!

reply to post by Resentedhalo08

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I'm with you on this one. Smells like a re-election ploy to me, too. I also share the same feeling on whats going to happen when another similar bill gets pushed (probably being as hushed as possible) in the future. The internet has become a sort of "last sanctuary". And everyone, even those who support SOPA, will feel the pain when it becomes regulated and essentially destroyed..

I'm beginning to think SOPA was a ploy in and of itself. A test, if you will. To see if the people would not only notice, but cry out in protest. I suspect that if none of us had whined (at least a sufficient number of us), That the SOPA bill would have passed and TPTB would know that it's time to launch a full, more brutal attack on the internet in the open. Now that the SOPA bill has gotten the uproar is has, TPTB know they must pass their bills with as much secrecy as is possible, and over a much longer period of time. A kind of "Frog in the boiling pot" kind of effect.. Just a suspicion I have. We will see..

reply to post by Inquisitive1

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I totally agree with you, my opinion is they will scrap the SOPA/PIPA legislation and then there will be a short lived celebration and then they will most likely organise a few cyber attacks, blaiming it on Anonymous or against wide scale online piracy infringements. They'll have a public debate, "something must be done".

Meanwhile they will keep trying to extradite, Richard O'Dwyer, over supposed infringements... whom I made a thread about HERE

New legislation will be drawn up and like you said, over a period of time and in secret.

People need to stand up and all say no, we will NOT accept a closed internet, what is great about the internet is the freedom of ideas and opinions.

This article was from three days ago when the House announced that SOPA would be shelved. Since then, it's sponsor, Lamar Smith has announced that SOPA would be brought up again in February.

As member N3k9Ni so eloquently put it on another ATS Thread:

"Is it dead?" *Pokes it with a stick*

No it's moving. As is PIPA.

Since this article, the Motion Picture Association of American under CEO and former Sen. Chris Dodd, has commenced thowing a most undignified hissy fit

SOPA lives—and MPAA calls protests an "abuse of power"

Here

In the last 24 hours, during and following yesterdays blackouts, several members of Congress have, however, withdrawn their support

More politicians have retracted their support of either or both the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA) since Rep. Ben Quayle (R-AZ) and Rep. Lee Terry (R-NB), two co-sponsors of SOPA,did so yesterday and today.

Senators Roy Blunt (R-MO) and Jerry Moran (R-KS), also cosponsors of PIPA, tweeted their withdrawals today as well. Additionally Senators Jeff Markey (D-OR) and Allen West (R-FL) also withdrew support. Not to be outdone, Representatives Keith Ellison (D-MN) and Mike Honda (D-CA) blacked out their websites in support.

here


It should also be noted that Skepticoverlord met with Rep. Ben Quayle in representing the opinions of SOPA coming from ATS and Quayle has withdrawn his support, according to reports.

If you poke this thing with a stick though...it's still moving. SOPA and PIPA, in Congress, are proving to have a very short shelf life and keep finding their way back to our table.

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