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The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) was a proposed United States congressional bill to expand the ability of U.S. law enforcement to combat online copyright infringement and online trafficking in counterfeit goods.
Jan 18, 2012 · SOPA is an anti-piracy bill working its way through Congress… House Judiciary Committee Chair and Texas Republican Lamar Smith, along with 12 co-sponsors, introduced the Stop Online Piracy Act ...
Jan 19, 2012 · SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) was introduced by Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Texas, who chairs the House Judiciary Committee, along with a bipartisan group of 12 co-sponsors.
Dec 22, 2011 · Because US copyright holders generally can't drag a foreign web site into US courts to get them to stop stealing and distributing their work, SOPA allows them to go after the ISPs, ad networks ...
- H.R. 3261 (112th) Was A Bill in The United States Congress.
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A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law. Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 3261. This is the one from the 112thCongress. This bill was introduced in the 112thCongress, which met from Jan 5, 2011 to Jan 3, 2013. L...
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Jan 27, 2012 · SOPA supporters argue that the U.S. needs new tools to combat online piracy and counterfeiting, especially against foreign websites. They believe that existing remedies for intellectual property right holders are very limited or futile where the offending website is outside of the United States.
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consequences. The Stop Online Piracy Act helps stop flow of reve-nues to rogue websites and insurers. The profits from American in-novations go to American innovators. Protecting America’s intellectual property will help our economy, create jobs, and discourage illegal websites. That concludes my opening statement, and the gentleman from
