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  • House, Senate Postpone Piracy Bills (SOPA/PIPA) Under Pressure

    01/20/2012 8:19:27 AM PST · by abb · 24 replies
    National Journal ^ | January 20, 2012 | Josh Smith, Dan Friedman and Juliana Gruenwald
    Capping a dramatic week of protests and legislative maneuvering, leaders in the Senate and the House announced on Friday that they are backing off efforts to pass a pair of controversial bills to crack down on foreign websites that use pirated content. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., announced that he will postpone a cloture vote on the Senate’s Protect IP Act, originally scheduled for Tuesday. And in the House, Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith, R-Texas, said he will postpone consideration of the House version until more agreement can be found. Congress backed off the legislation after an unprecedented online...