Senator Roy Blunt Drops PIPA Co-Sponsorship

[Gimgak]

Today’s massive protest against the PIPA and SOPA anti-piracy bills are sorting effect.

A few minutes ago Senator Roy Blunt dropped his co-sponsorship for PIPA

Below is the statement the senator just posted on Facebook, feel free to thank him if you think he made the right decision.

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“Senate Leader Harry Reid is pushing forward with legislation that is deeply flawed and still needs much work. That is why I’m withdrawing my co-sponsorship for the Protect IP Act.”

“While I believed the bill still needed much work, I cosponsored the Senate version of the Protect IP Act because I support the original intent of this bill – to protect against the piracy of lawful content. Upon passage of this bill through committee, Senate Judiciary Republicans strongly stated that there were substantive issues in this legislation that had to be addressed before it moved forward. I agree with that sentiment. ”

“The right to free speech is one of the most basic foundations that makes our nation great, and I strongly oppose sanctioning Americans’ right to free speech in any medium – including over the internet. I continue to believe that we can come to a solution that will cut off the revenue sources for foreign websites dedicated to counterfeiting and piracy that steal American jobs, hurt the economy, and harm consumers. But the Protect IP Act is flawed as it stands today, and I cannot support it moving forward.”

http://torrentfreak.com/senator-roy-blu ... ip-120118/

Looks like things are working, at least a bit.

 

[magicmagick.com]

they will pass this bill anyway later on in a different form.

remember they always go step by step...

 

[Hissae2]

Things are starting to go our way a bit 😀

@magic: They probably will pass some other bill but I don't think anything like SOPA will happen.

 

[Deleted member 7467]

SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) could never happen anyways. People wanting free stuff will always find a way too get it over the internet, and the government can't do anything too stop that apart from shutting the internet down.

 

[Gimgak]

SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) could never happen anyways. People wanting free stuff will always find a way too get it over the internet, and the government can't do anything too stop that apart from shutting the internet down.

SOPA isn't about piracy, it's about power. I'll tell you right away that SOPA can't even put a dent in piracy, it will never go away. You cannot create with copying and if we were to strictly follow copyright laws we would have no media ever created again.

 

[Deleted member 1609]

SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) could never happen anyways. People wanting free stuff will always find a way too get it over the internet, and the government can't do anything too stop that apart from shutting the internet down.

SOPA isn't about piracy, it's about power. I'll tell you right away that SOPA can't even put a dent in piracy, it will never go away. You cannot create with copying and if we were to strictly follow copyright laws we would have no media ever created again.

Torrent sites will just start up with a new Russian IP the day after they're blocked. This will only hurt web sites that don't host pirated content.

 

[Gimgak]

Yup. As will content lockers, porn sites, video streaming sites, etc. Impossible to stop.

 

[Watch Me Sink]

SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) could never happen anyways.

Politicians have a price tag, sir.