..from "COICA" to "PIPA" now "SOPA", what next? "COPISO"?

Alex Gakuru gakuru at GMAIL.COM
Thu Oct 27 21:13:32 CEST 2011


Copyright bill is the 'end of the Internet'
By Declan McCullagh October 27, 2011

Rep. Zoe Lofgren, the California Democrat whose district includes the
heart of Silicon Valley, is preparing to lead congressional opposition
to the new Stop Online Piracy Act.

The antipiracy legislation, introduced yesterday in the House of
Representatives to the applause of lobbyists for Hollywood and other
large content holders, is designed to make allegedly
copyright-infringing Web sites, sometimes called "rogue" Web sites,
virtually disappear from the Internet.

"I'm still reviewing the legislation, but from what I've already read,
this would mean the end of the Internet as we know it," Lofgren told
CNET....

http://news.cnet.com/8301-31921_3-20126590-281/rep-lofgren-copyright-bill-is-the-end-of-the-internet/


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