Posted on 09/30/2010 11:07:05 AM PDT by Smogger
Senate sponsors have eased off a bill aimed at cracking down on online piracy after an outcry from Internet engineers who say the proposal would effectively censor the Web.
The Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act still would contain some highly controversial provisions, but senators proposed an amendment Wednesday to strip from the bill language that allowed the Justice Department to publish a blacklist of websites "dedicated to infringing activities."
Under the original bill, the Justice Department would be able to green light Internet service providers to go after those sites by providing them legal immunity.
The amendment also would lessen requirements on service providers to clean up their networks. But the bill would still give the attorney general broad new powers to seek court approval to shut down websites deemed dedicated to counterfeit material.
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Urge your Senator to vote No on this bill and keep up the pressure. They tried to sneak this through yesterday. And if you don't think it applies to any sites that you visit remember that FreeRepublic is routinely sued for alleged copyright violations. This Bill would give the powers the be the ability to order FR's ISP to take them down and give the government that power to order your ISP to blacklist FR.
I wonder if Righthaven is involved in this?
I’d bet my butt they are.
It is indeed an honor to be Blacklisted by the Scoundrels.
Ping
When FreeRepublic is outlawed, only outlaws will be FReepers!
Thanks / Bump
Get rid of these Congressmen.
bump my bud...
This lame duck session is going to be a wild ride!
“This Bill would give the powers the be the ability to order FR’s ISP to take them down and give the government that power to order your ISP to blacklist FR.”
Agree, Smogger. This is akin to LBJ authorizing local stations to blacklist The Smothers Brothers Comedy hour after they made fun of the then Dear Leader.
Ministry of Love and Truth bookmark.
From Fidonet to FReepernet.
No, this is the regular copyright industry shills doing the bidding of their masters. Hatch is especially known to be in the pocket of industry. He's the one who previously tried to make it legal for the cartel to hack your computer if you're suspected of infringement, and tried to make it illegal to produce ANYTHING that could be used to induce copyright infringement, which would mean almost all electronic devices today.
Leahy is a common partner in crime of his. When they talk about how Hatch likes to join hands across the aisle, this is what they mean.
DON’T TRUST THEM! THEY’LL LET TIME TRANSPIRE AND SLIP IT IN WHEN EVERYONE STANDS DOWN. Just like it happened on Obamacare.
“Where is the rich sugar daddy (the anti-Soros) who will buy up elements of the media and start publicizing the truth.”
Could it be that, purely by historical accident, there just isn’t one?
“add them together and it is fascism, pure and simple”
Have you read “Liberal Fascism?”
To be tabled until they ram through “lame duck session” bills that they otherwise won’t be able to present for another 8-10 years.
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