The war on SOPA is far from over but we are having some victories after the creator of the bill, Lamar Smith, agreed to change the wording, while Obama has refused to back SOPA.
On Friday Lamar Smith said;
“After consultation with industry groups across the country, I feel we should remove Domain Name System blocking from the Stop Online Piracy Act so that the [Judiciary] Committee can further examine the issues surrounding this provision,”
Obama has also announced he will not back the internet censorship bill which has come under fire from organisations such as, Wikipedia, WordPress and Mozilla, while anonymous has declared war on any company who support the bill.
The White House Blog has outlined Obama’s position by saying;
“While we believe that online piracy by foreign websites is a serious problem that requires a serious legislative response, we will not support legislation that reduces freedom of expression, increases cybersecurity risk, or undermines the dynamic, innovative global Internet.“
Of course it is important that we remember Obama also said he would veto the NDAA which he eventually signed.
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