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Senator Ron Wyden Has Hopefully Killed the Internet Censorship Bill
geekosystem.com ^ | Nov 21 2010 | Susana Polo

Posted on 11/21/2010 5:15:07 PM PST by NoLibZone

The Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act passed unanimously through the Senate Judiciary Committee this Thursday, but fortunately didn’t get much further. Oregonian Senator Ron Wyden exercised his power to place a hold on pending legislation to stop the bill from traveling to the senate floor, saying that

Deploying this statute to combat online copyright infringement seems almost like using a bunker-busting cluster bomb, when what you need is a precision-guided missile.

His hold will prevent the bill passing out of committee this year; proponents of the bill will have to wait until the next time Congress convenes, and then try to reintroduce the measure.

If passed, the bill would allow the US Attorney General to seek judicial permission to order the shut down of any infringing domain name, where “infringing” means allowing access to anything that they don’t have the rights to. But wait, it gets better! If the site is not located in the US, it would also allow the USAG to get permission to tell ISPs, financial service providers, and advertisers to stop providing service to that domain. And, it would create two lists: one of sites that the AG has ordered taken down, which ISPs, financial services, and advertisers would be required to boycott; and one of sites that the AG has alleged are infringing, the boycotting of which would earn ISPs, financial services, and advertisers immunity from prosecution under the bill.

Regardless of your personal stance on files sharing, if you are a user of the internet, you should be able to see that this bill set an alarming precedent for the way our government responds to civil disputes in the online realm. It also makes no effort to allow otherwise infringing sites to distribute data that does not infringe. Could the bill, for example, allow the AG to shut down YouTube because users upload copyrighted content? Not to mention the potential use of the AG’s new powers for political reasons.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Extended News
KEYWORDS: censorship; charlesgrassley; georgevoinovich; internet; jamesinhofe; lamaralexander; lindseygraham; orrinhatch; spartansixdelta; thomascoburn
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To: Psalm 144

I hope the new House will treat this issue seriously and correctly, and the fight the Senate.

More important issue is “Net Neutrality”, which is about giving Liberal (communist proxies) like Google more power.

I hope Congress de-funds FCC if they actually go through with their proposal next month.


21 posted on 11/21/2010 6:38:30 PM PST by indianrightwinger
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To: indianrightwinger

I could not agree more.

We shall see.


22 posted on 11/21/2010 6:43:33 PM PST by Psalm 144
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To: Salvation

For the Oregon ping list...


23 posted on 11/21/2010 6:43:50 PM PST by Twotone (Marte Et Clypeo)
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To: onona; whershey

and Coburn?!


24 posted on 11/21/2010 6:44:34 PM PST by CatQuilt (Lover of cats =^..^= and quilts)
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To: NoLibZone
This just shows you that guys like Coburn and Inhofe, who are usually pretty solid when it comes to objectionable legislation, let their guard down once in a while. I'm sure this was presented as being fairly innocuous legislation, and they probably didn't bother thinking about the consequences of it. It's a strande day when Wyden is the one that puts the brakes on it, but he has been on the right side of a couple of issues that have surprised me.
25 posted on 11/21/2010 6:44:51 PM PST by Major Matt Mason (Looking forward to kicking Chicago out of Washington.)
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To: NoLibZone

Frigging Lady Lindsey Grahamensty has been threatening for years to shut down my 56K dialup line. Looks like he’s finally trying to make good on his threat.

Ron Wyden, THANK YOU!


26 posted on 11/21/2010 7:27:15 PM PST by upchuck (When excerpting please use the entire 300 words we are allowed. No more one or two sentence posts!)
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To: NoLibZone

Thank you Mr. Wyden!


27 posted on 11/21/2010 7:30:32 PM PST by eleni121 (http://www.serfes.org/orthodox/memoryof.htm Father Daniil Sysoyev lives!)
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To: Major Matt Mason

This just shows you that guys like Coburn and Inhofe, who are usually pretty solid when it comes to objectionable legislation, let their guard down once in a while. I’m sure this was presented as being fairly innocuous legislation, and they probably didn’t bother thinking about the consequences of it. It’s a strande day when Wyden is the one that puts the brakes on it, but he has been on the right side of a couple of issues that have surprised me.
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Coburn and Inhofe are USUALLY on the right (or is that “Right”?) side of issues — but they are STILL operating under the old Washington, DC “business as usual” mentality. To them, it’s as if things are exactly the same as before Barack Obama was elected, as before the Tea Parties arose, before “We The People” woke up and said “ENOUGH! Back to the Constitution! We want our Republic back!”

Coburn, Inhofe, and many others among Republicans — even “Conservatives,” STILL don’t quite GET the NEW PARADIGM. It’s NOT like it WAS before guys and gals. NO MORE DEALS. NO MORE DEBTS. No more making it up as you go along. Restore the Republic. Follow the Constitution. Don’t presume on US — you are OUR employees. Got it?!

Oh — the internet? OURS. NOT YOURS. NO TAXES. NO MORE REGULATIONS. HANDS OFF.


28 posted on 11/21/2010 7:35:22 PM PST by patriot preacher
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To: eleni121
Yes, Ron Wyden deserves some credit on this. It is very important. I was surprised to see Coburn on the list.
29 posted on 11/21/2010 7:35:42 PM PST by marktwain
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To: NoLibZone

I really doubt that Wyden should get the credit for this.


30 posted on 11/21/2010 8:33:06 PM PST by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: NoLibZone; abcraghead; aimhigh; Archie Bunker on steroids; bicycle thug; blackie; coffeebreak; ...
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OREGON PING!
 
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31 posted on 11/21/2010 8:34:09 PM PST by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: NoLibZone

Remember these names...esp the ones with a “R” beside them.


32 posted on 11/21/2010 8:43:42 PM PST by BlessingsofLiberty (BOYCOTT NEVADA...!!!!)
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To: Salvation

O.O

Who is that and what did they do with Ron Wyden??

Every once in a while that guy really does surprise me. Not often, but it does happen...


33 posted on 11/21/2010 8:44:36 PM PST by Danae (Anail nathrach, orth' bhais's bethad, do chel denmha)
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To: Jim Robinson

DUKE NUKEM!!


34 posted on 11/21/2010 8:48:12 PM PST by Danae (Anail nathrach, orth' bhais's bethad, do chel denmha)
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To: NoLibZone

*sigh*

BOTH “our” senators from NY.

Couldn’t see that one coming.......


35 posted on 11/21/2010 8:51:36 PM PST by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: goat granny

Yes, he is. He also tried to defend earmarks.


36 posted on 11/21/2010 8:53:54 PM PST by Pining_4_TX
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To: Psalm 144; Carry_Okie

Some are no doubt voting for this so someone will do them a favor.

NAUSEATING.

It’s the “DC way”.


37 posted on 11/21/2010 8:59:18 PM PST by little jeremiah (Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.CSLewis)
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To: little jeremiah; Psalm 144

I’m not throwing Coburn under the bus until I know more.


38 posted on 11/21/2010 9:02:18 PM PST by Carry_Okie (The RINOcrat Party is still in charge. There has never been a conservative American government.)
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To: Carry_Okie

Let me know if you find out anything. This bill sounds purely horrible. Can’t imagine why he’d be for it.


39 posted on 11/21/2010 9:19:26 PM PST by little jeremiah (Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.CSLewis)
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To: Pining_4_TX

:O( though he was one of the good guys....


40 posted on 11/21/2010 9:40:14 PM PST by goat granny
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