The bad news is, not only are we to worry about the new CISPA act, but it appears that a renewed SOPA might be about try its luck in Congress yet again.
Digital Journal reported recently on the new threat to the free internet, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (or CISPA for short) which is currently being discussed by Congress.
Worrying enough as it is!
However, it seems that SOPA, which we thought was dead and buried, is now rearing its ugly head yet again.
Apparently, Chris Dodd - the head of the Hollywood Lobby - is now bragging that he's working on a new insider deal to push through legislation similar to SOPA.
In January this year, Dodd found his abilities were called into question when a massive online campaign supported by Google, Wikipedia, Reddit and many other online contenders shut down the MPAA-backed SOPA legislation, which was intended to toughen Internet privacy laws and to target copyright infringers overseas.
Dodd was apparently angry when the Obama issued a statement saying that the White House had "grave concerns" about the impact of this bill on Internet freedoms.... read full article.
Worrying enough as it is!
However, it seems that SOPA, which we thought was dead and buried, is now rearing its ugly head yet again.
Apparently, Chris Dodd - the head of the Hollywood Lobby - is now bragging that he's working on a new insider deal to push through legislation similar to SOPA.
In January this year, Dodd found his abilities were called into question when a massive online campaign supported by Google, Wikipedia, Reddit and many other online contenders shut down the MPAA-backed SOPA legislation, which was intended to toughen Internet privacy laws and to target copyright infringers overseas.
Dodd was apparently angry when the Obama issued a statement saying that the White House had "grave concerns" about the impact of this bill on Internet freedoms.... read full article.
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