No, SOPA Is Not Dead Yet

[FreakinDJ]

We contacted the congressman's office, and they pointed us to a story about representative Darrell Issa, the chairman of the House Oversight Committee, who said on Saturday "Majority Leader Cantor has assured me that we will continue to work to address outstanding concerns and work to build consensus prior to any anti-piracy legislation coming before the House for a vote."

Cantor himself has not issued an official statement.

So yes, this week's vote on the bill has been postponed. But "work to build consensus" means it could come back in some other form.

The White House has also come out against the bill in its current form.

But the Senate's similar Protect IP Act (PIPA) is still being considered.



Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/no-sopa-is-not-dead-yet-2012-1#ixzz1jimxOvTu

[boston bean]

1. you mean to tell me that

politicians used weasel words. Say it isn't so!

[RC]

2. SOPA was just a flag, to see what people objected to so it can be buried in the legalese.

It will be back in a bunch of Frankenstein bills. We will be notified of passage in the Friday News Dumps

[Earth_First]

3. Was it not diabolical enough?

Must not have had enough lasers or bloodlust to wake the most evil of Capital Hill.