Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 20th Jan 2012 23:40 UTC, submitted by DrillSgt
Internet & Networking Supposedly we've won today. Both the PROTECT-IP Act in the Senate and the Stop Online Piracy Act in the House of Representatives have been shelved by their respective sponsors. However, these acts have been shelved before, and the bags of money sent to DC didn't suddenly devalue, so I'm sure the next SOPA is being written as we speak. What did make me happy, though, was Neelie Kroes: the EU commissioner for the digital agenda has unambiguously distanced herself from SOPA, which she calls "bad legislation". Obama, the next time you want to make a statement with teeth, just wait for Kroes to do it for you.
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RE[4]: Curious
by Soulbender on Sun 22nd Jan 2012 06:25 UTC in reply to "RE[3]: Curious"
Soulbender
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2005-08-18

For the sake of the human race I hope you made that up....

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RE[5]: Curious
by umccullough on Mon 23rd Jan 2012 03:29 in reply to "RE[4]: Curious"
umccullough Member since:
2006-01-26

For the sake of the human race I hope you made that up....


Nope - that's a real comment that was posted recently on a SOPA story at techdirt. It did end up being "hidden" due to so many people reporting it as a troll, but you could still expand and read it.

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