U.S. Congress - H.R.3261 Stop Online Piracy Act
H.R.3261 - Stop Online Piracy Act
To promote prosperity, creativity, entrepreneurship, and innovation by combating the theft of U.S. property, and for other purposes. view all titles (6)
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- Popular: SOPA.
- Short: Stop Online Piracy Act as introduced.
- Popular: Stop Online Piracy Act as introduced.
- Popular: E-PARASITE Act as introduced.
- Popular: Enforcing and Protecting American Rights Against Sites Intent on Theft and Exploitation Act as introduced.
- Official: To promote prosperity, creativity, entrepreneurship, and innovation by combating the theft of U.S. property, and for other purposes. as introduced.
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OpenCongress Summary
This bill would establish a system for taking down websites that the Justice Department determines to be dedicated to copyright infringment. The DoJ or the copyright owner would be able to commence a legal action against any site they deem to have "only limited purpose or use other than infringement," and the DoJ would be allowed to demand that search engines, social networking sites and domain name services block access to the targeted site. It would also make unauthorized web streaming of copyrighted content a felony with a possible penalty up to five years in prison. This bill combines two separate Senate bills -- S.968 and S.978 -- into one big House bill.Official Summary
10/26/2011--Introduced.Stop Online Piracy Act - Authorizes the Attorney General (AG) to seek a court order against a U.S.-directed foreign Internet site committing or facilitating online piracy to require the owner, operator, or domain name registrant, or the site or domain name itself ifOfficial Summary
10/26/2011--Introduced.Stop Online Piracy Act - Authorizes the Attorney General (AG) to seek a court order against a U.S.-directed foreign Internet site committing or facilitating online piracy to require the owner, operator, or domain name registrant, or the site or domain name itself if such persons are unable to be found, to cease and desist further activities constituting specified intellectual property offenses under the federal criminal code including criminal copyright infringement, unauthorized fixation and trafficking of sound recordings or videos of live musical performances, the recording of exhibited motion pictures, or trafficking in counterfeit labels, goods, or services. Sets forth an additional two-step process that allows an intellectual property right holder harmed by a U.S.-directed site dedicated to infringement, or a site promoted or used for infringement under certain circumstances, to first provide a written notification identifying the site to related payment network providers and Internet advertising services requiring such entities to forward the notification and suspend their services to such an identified site unless the site's owner, operator, or domain name registrant, upon receiving the forwarded notification, provides a counter notification explaining that it is not dedicated to engaging in specified violations. Authorizes the right holder to then commence an action for limited injunctive relief against the owner, operator, or domain name registrant, or against the site or domain name itself if such persons are unable to be found, if:(1) such a counter notification is provided (and, if it is a foreign site, includes consent to U.S. jurisdiction to adjudicate whether the site is dedicated to such violations), or
(2) a payment network provider or Internet advertising service fails to suspend its services in the absence of such a counter notification. Requires online service providers, Internet search engines, payment network providers, and Internet advertising services, upon receiving a copy of a court order relating to an AG action, to carry out certain preventative measures including withholding services from an infringing site or preventing users located in the United States from accessing the infringing site. Requires payment network providers and Internet advertising services, upon receiving a copy of such an order relating to a right holder's action, to carry out similar preventative measures. Provides immunity from liability for service providers, payment network providers, Internet advertising services, advertisers, Internet search engines, domain name registries, or domain name registrars that take actions required by this Act or otherwise voluntarily block access to or end financial affiliation with such sites. Permits such entities to stop or refuse services to certain sites that endanger public health by distributing prescription medication that is adulterated, misbranded, or without a valid prescription. Expands the offense of criminal copyright infringement to include public performances of:
(1) copyrighted work by digital transmission, and
(2) work intended for commercial dissemination by making it available on a computer network. Expands the criminal offenses of trafficking in inherently dangerous goods or services to include:
(1) counterfeit drugs; and
(2) goods or services falsely identified as meeting military standards or intended for use in a national security, law enforcement, or critical infrastructure application. Increases the penalties for:
(1) specified trade secret offenses intended to benefit a foreign government, instrumentality, or agent; and
(2) various other intellectual property offenses as amended by this Act. Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to review, and if appropriate, amend related Federal Sentencing Guidelines. Requires the Secretary of State and Secretary of Commerce to appoint at least one intellectual property attache to be assigned to the U.S. embassy or diplomatic mission in a country in each geographic region covered by a Department of State regional bureau.
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Organizations Supporting H.R.3261
- AFL-CIO
- National Music Publishers' Association
- Independent Film & Television Alliance
- National Association of Theatre Owners
- Deluxe Entertainment Services Group Inc.,
- American Federation of Musicians
- ...and 378 more. See all.
Organizations Opposing H.R.3261
- Creators’ Freedom Project
- Engine Advocacy
- 4chan
- Boing Boing
- Creative Commons
- Daily Kos
- ...and 161 more. See all.
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Last month, the U.S. House of Representatives shelved its proposed Stop Online Piracy Act, or SOPA (H.R. 3261). The legislation's surface intent seemed sound: It would have given holders of music, films, books and other intellectual property copyrighted in
Compute: You can't count on online privacy
Last month, the U.S. House of Representatives shelved its proposed Stop Online Piracy Act, or SOPA (H.R. 3261). The legislation's surface intent seemed sound: It would have given holders of music, films, books and other intellectual property ...
Washington still active with online piracy.
Introduced by Representatives Lamar Smith of Texas and John Conyers of Michigan, The Stop Online Piracy Act H.R. 3261 known as S.O.P.A. became viral on the web as many internet companies and individuals feared the ramifications of this bill. Contacting ...
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What About Paris?: H.R. 3261 and S. 968: "Congress, can you hear ...
H.R. 3261 and S. 968: "Congress, can you hear us?" This Social Media Groundswell worked pretty well. takeaction (1).png. E.g., at PC World, "SOPA, PIPA Stalled: Meet the OPEN Act". And thank you, Peter Friedman.
What About Paris?: H.R. 3261 and S. 968: "Congress, can you hear ...
H.R. 3261 and S. 968: "Congress, can you hear us?" This Social Media Groundswell worked pretty well. takeaction (1).png. E.g., at PC World, "SOPA, PIPA Stalled: Meet the OPEN Act". And thank you, Peter Friedman.
Latest Letters to Congress
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H.R.3261 Stop Online Piracy Act
bosleya12
February 22, 2012
I am writing as your constituent in the 6th Congressional district of Maryland. I oppose H.R.3261 - Stop Online Piracy Act, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
Supporting SOPA does the exact opposite of its intention to promote creativity. I have recently turned 18 and this issue has sparked my interest in getting involved with congressional dealings.
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dillonj12
February 22, 2012
I am writing as your constituent in the 1st Congressional district of Maryland. I oppose H.R.3261 - Stop Online Piracy Act, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability. Personally, I do not like this bill because I believe that it unneccessarily infringes on the public's ability to express their creativity on the internet. While I do believe that online piracy is a bad thing I do not believe that this is the prope...
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H.R.3261 Stop Online Piracy Act
Stahld12
February 22, 2012
I am writing as your constituent in the 7th Congressional district of Maryland. I oppose H.R.3261 - Stop Online Piracy Act, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
99% of users on OpenCongress.org, a free, non-partisan resource, oppose H.R.3261.
I know the most recent action for this bill is as follows: "Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held." on Dec 16, 2011
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