PIPA's Own Sponsors Backing Off Bill; Ask Senate To Hold Off On Voting

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120113/15120617405/pipas-own-sponsors-backing-off-bill-ask-senate-to-hold-off-voting.shtml

by llambda • 15 years ago

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hiptobecubic• 15 years ago

Wait for the froth to settle down and then dig it up again and pass it with virtually no contest later. Standard play and I don't see why it should be hailed as some kind of "victory for the internet".

tiles• 15 years ago

It's a victory for the internet now that all our organization and effort that would be directed to (simply delaying) PIPA can now be directed toward passing useful, protective legislation.

Of course this seems like a pipe dream, but we're at the height of awareness about SOPA and PIPA's effects in the tech community. If we are ever going to organize to become offensive in legislation, now is the time, and the postponement of PIPA is beneficial.

Vivtek2• 15 years ago

Speak for yourself. I see "the Internet" getting increasingly aware of the need to act politically to keep what we've got. They will absolutely keep trying to pass laws like this - but maybe this one won't pass.

We didn't have anything like this kind of organization or response to the DMCA, even though I think we all felt a similar outrage (of course the DMCA doesn't overreach to this extent). This is new. This is progress.

jerf• 15 years ago

I disagree, the DMCA caused a huge outcry on the Internet of 14 years ago. It's just "the Internet" was much smaller. Much much much smaller. In 1998 my non-technical family had heard of the internet. In 2012 they live on it. It was slow, but the accumulated change has been enormous.

nextparadigms• 15 years ago

Update: Harry Reid apparently cannot hear you. He has come out with a statement saying that the cloture vote will continue on January 24th, despite the concerns of so many Senators (even co-sponsors of the bill) because it's "too important to delay."

PIPA's Own Sponsors Backing Off Bill; Ask Senate To Hold Off On Voting

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