Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Introduced in the Senate as S. 968 by Patrick Leahy (D – VT) on May 12, 2011. The PROTECT IP Act (Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act, or PIPA) was a proposed law with the stated goal of giving the US government and copyright holders additional tools to curb access to "rogue websites ...
The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA) are bills that were introduced into the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate in the last quarter of 2011. Both are responses to the problem of enforcement of U.S. laws against websites outside U.S. jurisdiction.
Committee consideration by House Judiciary Committee. The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) was a proposed United States congressional bill to expand the ability of U.S. law enforcement to combat online copyright infringement and online trafficking in counterfeit goods.
The Protect IP Act (PIPA) was introduced by Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT). Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid planned to bring it to a vote on January 24. Reid rejected a request by six Senators for a postponement, saying "this is an issue that is too important to delay". [9] As of January 17, 2012, PIPA was co-sponsored by: [10]
There were different but similar copyright bills in the 112th United States Congress: The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the House of Representatives and the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA) in the Senate. A typical route for legislation like this is to pass some version in both houses (so called companion bills [1] ), then refer the two bills to a ...
SOPA and PIPA will affect websites outside of the United States, and even sites inside the United States (like Wikipedia) that also affect non-American readers -- like you. Calling your own government will also let them know you don't want them to create their own bad anti-Internet legislation.
The Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008 ( PRO-IP Act of 2008, H.R. 4279, S. 3325, Pub. L. 110–403 (text) (PDF)) [ 1] is a United States law that increases both civil and criminal penalties for trademark, patent and copyright infringement. The law also establishes a new executive branch office, the ...
The OPEN Act: Significantly Flawed But More Salvageable Than SOPA/PROTECT-IP (December 10, 2011), Eric Goldman at the Technology & Marketing Law Blog. PIPA, SOPA and the OPEN Act Quick Reference Guide (January 10, 2012), Corey Williams of the American Library Association. Discussion