[ NNSquad ] Stop Online Piracy Act Vote Delayed

[Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com>]

Stop Online Piracy Act Vote Delayed

http://j.mp/rTIgRb  (Wired0

   "The House Judiciary Committee considering whether to send the Stop
    Online Piracy Act to the House floor abruptly adjourned Friday with no
    new vote date set - a surprise given that the bill looked certain to
    pass out of committee today.  The committee's chairman and chief
    sponsor of the legislation, Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), agreed to
    further explore a controversial provision that lets the Attorney
    General order changes to core internet infrastructure in order to stop
    copyright infringement.  Smith said the hearing would resume at the
    "earliest practical day that Congress is in session." That could be
    weeks."

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--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren 
Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org 
Founder:
 - Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org 
 - Global Coalition for Transparent Internet Performance: http://www.gctip.org
 - PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com 
Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy
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