S.968 - PIPA

A bill to prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of intellectual property, and for other purposes. view all titles (6)

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  • Popular: PIPA.
  • Short: PROTECT IP Act of 2011 as reported to senate.
  • Short: Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011 as reported to senate.
  • Short: PROTECT IP Act of 2011 as introduced.
  • Short: Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011 as introduced.
  • Official: A bill to prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of intellectual property, and for other purposes. as introduced.

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05/29/12
Senator Coons Admits That SOPA 'Really Did Pose Some Risk To The Internet'

See update at the bottom. A few folks have been sending over a recent article from Hillicon Valley, in which Senator Chris Coons, a co-sponsor of PIPA admits that SOPA "really did pose some risk to the internet." Coons said it was "truly ...

Source: Tech Dirt
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02/14/12
Testing, Testing, is This Thing On? Test PAC, Please Ignore

PHOENIX, Jan. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Members of a popular online community have collectively organized to form a political action committee which aims to support legislation and candidates fighting for electoral reform, individual liberties ...

Source: Yahoo Finance
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02/13/12
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 ...

Source: Examiner
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02/02/12
For It Before They Were Against It: Google Spent $400K On SOPA Lobbying

According to filings with the Federal Election Commission, Google spent approximately $390,000 (out of $3,760,000.00 total) on SOPA and PIPA lobbying including efforts to educate lawmakers on SOPA and the DMCA. The question, then, is whether the ...

Source: Boston Globe
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02/01/12
For It Before They Were Against It: Google Spent $400K On SOPA Lobbying

According to filings with the Federal Election Commission, Google spent approximately $390,000 (out of $3,760,000.00 total) on SOPA and PIPA lobbying including efforts to educate lawmakers on SOPA and the DMCA. The question, then, is whether the ...

Source: TechCrunch
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02/01/12
Still: Demise of Web piracy acts speak to power of online democracy

MADISON — For many users of the Internet, the online lobbying effort that blocked two “Internet piracy” bills from whizzing through Congress was best summarized by the recent 24-hour blackout of the English-language version of Wikipedia. For one day

Source: Chippewa Herald
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02/01/12
Congress Shelves Hollywood-Backed Piracy Bills After Web Protest

Jan. 20 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Senate and House leaders shelved Hollywood-backed anti-piracy legislation days after a global online protest by Google Inc. and Wikipedia eroded congressional support. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid today canceled ...

Source: Businessweek
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02/01/12
Google Protest of Piracy Bills Upends Traditional Lobbying

Jan. 19 (Bloomberg) -- An online protest led by Google Inc. and Facebook Inc. against U.S. anti-piracy bills illustrates how Internet companies are changing legislative debate in Washington. Thirteen co-sponsors, eight in the Senate and five ...

Source: Businessweek
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02/01/12
U.S. Lawmakers Abandon Anti-Piracy Bills as Google Protests

Jan. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Eight U.S. lawmakers dropped their support for Hollywood-backed anti-piracy legislation as Google Inc., Facebook Inc. and other websites protested the measures. Co-sponsors who say they can no longer support the Senate ...

Source: Businessweek
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02/01/12
Google Rallies Opposition to Murdoch-Backed Anti-Piracy Bill

Jan. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Internet companies led by Google Inc. are using their online clout to stoke opposition to Hollywood-backed anti-piracy measures in the U.S. Congress that they say will encourage censorship and chill innovation. Google ...

Source: Businessweek
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02/01/12
Tom Still column: SOPA/PIPA demise shows power of the people

For many users of the Internet, the online lobbying effort that blocked two Internet piracy bills from whizzing through Congress was best summarized by the recent 24-hour blackout of the English-language version of Wikipedia. For one day in late ...

Source: Post-Crescent
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01/31/12
Demise of internet piracy acts speak to power of online democracy

For many users of the Internet, the online lobbying effort that blocked two “internet piracy” bills from whizzing through Congress was best summarized by the recent 24-hour blackout of the English-language version of Wikipedia. For one day ...

Source: Biz Times
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01/30/12
Testing, Testing, is This Thing On? Test PAC, Please Ignore

Members of a popular online community have collectively organized to form a political action committee which aims to support legislation and candidates fighting for electoral reform, individual liberties, and the Internet community. The group, Test PAC ...

Source: PR-USA.net
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01/29/12
Testing, Testing, is this Thing On? Test PAC, Please Ignore

...enthusiasm garnered from Internet communities, like Reddit, that received high-profile exposure for its protest of HR 3261 and S.968 (SOPA and PIPA), and the boycott of GoDaddy.com is credited for the intense organization and establishment of Test PAC,

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01/27/12
Testing, Testing, is This Thing On? Test PAC, Please Ignore

PHOENIX, Jan. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Members of a popular online community have collectively organized to form a political action committee which aims to support legislation and candidates fighting for electoral reform, individual liberties ...

Source: Big Hollywood
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01/27/12
Testing, Testing, is this Thing On? Test PAC, Please Ignore

Members of a popular online community have collectively organized to form a political action committee which aims to support legislation and candidates fighting for electoral reform, individual liberties, and the Internet community. The group, Test PAC ...

Source: PRWeb
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01/27/12
Testing, Testing, is This Thing On? Test PAC, Please Ignore

...The enthusiasm garnered from Internet communities, like Reddit, that received high-profile exposure for its protest of HR 3261 and S.968 (SOPA and PIPA), and the boycott of GoDaddy.com is credited for the intense organization and establishment of Test P

Source: PR Newswire
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01/27/12
Testing, Testing, is This Thing On? Test PAC, Please Ignore

...The enthusiasm garnered from Internet communities, like Reddit, that received high-profile exposure for its protest of HR 3261 and S.968 (SOPA and PIPA), and the boycott of GoDaddy.com is credited for the intense organization and establishment of Test P

Source: Freshnews.com
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01/27/12
Testing, Testing, is This Thing On? Test PAC, Please Ignore

...The enthusiasm garnered from Internet communities, like Reddit, that received high-profile exposure for its protest of HR 3261 and S.968 (SOPA and PIPA), and the boycott of GoDaddy.com is credited for the intense organization and establishment of Test P

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01/26/12
SOPA and PIPA Spur Lobbying Spike

SOPA and PIPA appear to have been very, very good for K Street. Companies that lobbied on the two bills spent at least $104.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2011, more than double the $49.3 million they laid out in the previous quarter ...

Source: Opensecrets.org
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01/26/12
Internet piracy, Soros and high deficits

The Senate and House of Representatives are getting ready to vote on S-968 and HR-3261, sometimes referred to as SOPA and PIPA. They supposedly are to limit Internet piracy, but what they will do is censure the Internet. The governments of the ...

Source: Idaho Press-Tribune
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01/25/12
The Internet Will Remain Uncensored

Notice: this article has been found in violation of H.R. 3261, SOPA. and therefore access has been denied. Had the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) been passed, messages like these would be replacing your frequented Internet destinations for ...

Source: Fairfield Mirror
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01/24/12
Protesting Internet Censorship

On May 12, Senator Patrick Leahy (D. VT) introduced "S. 968: Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011 (PROTECT IP)." Referred to the Judiciary Committee, May 26 hearings were held ...

Source: The People's Voice
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01/24/12
Websites issue rebuttal to anti-piracy legislation

Did you notice the news last week about a vote on Capitol Hill? Congress was about to approve SOPA (Stop Online Piracy, H.R. 3261) and PIPA (Protect IP Act, S.968), which would make it more difficult to transfer copyrighted material over the ...

Source: Lowell Sun
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01/24/12
Websites issue rebuttal to anti-piracy legislation

Did you notice the news last week about a vote on Capitol Hill? Congress was about to approve SOPA (Stop Online Piracy, H.R. 3261) and PIPA (Protect IP Act, S.968), which would make it more difficult to transfer copyrighted material over the ...

Source: Lowell Sun
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01/24/12
Websites issue rebuttal to anti-piracy legislation

...week about a vote on Capitol Hill? Congress was about to approve SOPA (Stop Online Piracy, H.R. 3261) and PIPA (Protect IP Act, S.968), which would make it more difficult to transfer copyrighted material over the Internet. But the vote has been delayed

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01/24/12
Websites issue rebuttal to anti-piracy legislation

...week about a vote on Capitol Hill? Congress was about to approve SOPA (Stop Online Piracy, H.R. 3261) and PIPA (Protect IP Act, S.968), which would make it more difficult to transfer copyrighted material over the Internet. But the vote has been delayed

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01/23/12
Stephen Colbert Befuddles Some Political Commentators

Stephen Colbert's super PAC exposes the corporate news media's incapability to express what would be in normal life circumstances a totally justified sense of righteous outrage. Why do people become upset with the notion of anonymous corporate donors ...

Source: Huffington Post
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01/23/12
Stephen Colbert Befuddles Some Political Commentators

Stephen Colbert's super PAC exposes the corporate news media's incapability to express what would be in normal life circumstances a totally justified sense of righteous outrage. Why do people become upset with the notion of anonymous corporate donors ...

Source: Huffington Post
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01/23/12
Stephen Colbert Befuddles Some Political Commentators

Stephen Colbert's super PAC exposes the corporate news media's incapability to express what would be in normal life circumstances a totally justified sense of righteous outrage. Why do people become upset with the notion of anonymous corporate donors ...

Source: Huffington Post
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