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The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) was a proposed United States congressional bill to expand the ability of U.S. law enforcement to combat online copyright infringement and online trafficking in counterfeit goods.
Mar 8, 2012 · The bills propose that anyone found guilty of streaming copyrighted content without permission 10 or more times within six months should face up to five years in jail. The US government and rights...
Jan 17, 2022 · Ten years ago, a diverse coalition of internet users, non-profit groups, and internet companies defeated the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA), bills that would have forced internet companies to blacklist and block websites accused of hosting copyright-infringing content.
Dec 22, 2011 · There's no such balance of interests for the payment processors or ad networks under SOPA or PIPA: they simply have to block their accounts within five days of getting a letter, unless their...
On January 18, 2012, a series of coordinated protests occurred against two proposed laws in the United States Congress —the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA). These followed smaller protests in late 2011.
Jan 17, 2012 · SOPA and PIPA are, essentially, two versions of the same anti-piracy bill. SOPA is the House of Representative’s version ( House Bill HR. 3261 ), while PIPA resides in the Senate ( Senate Bill...
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Jan 18, 2012 · The legislation in question, Sopa (Stop Online Piracy Act) and Pipa (Protect Intellectual Property Act) is still a long way from making it into law, particularly since the White House expressed...
