‘Stop Online Piracy Act’: Has Progress Been Halted in House?

November 21, 2011 · Posted in M&E Daily, Today's M&E Connections 

Amidst public protest and mounting criticism from lawmakers, the Stop Online Piracy Act faces dimming prospects of passage in the U.S. House of Representatives, according to reports.

Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), who chairs the legislative body’s oversight and government reform committee, tells The Hill that last week’s hearing on the Stop Online Piracy Act (or SOPA) had the opposite effect that the bill’s sponsors intended. Instead of “greas[ing] the skids for this bill moving forward,” Issa said, the hearing brought public attention to SOPA’s “flaws.”

Issa said he plans to introduce a new copyright enforcement bill in the House after the Thanksgiving holiday.

Meanwhile, SOPA—which in part aims to block U.S. residents’ access to foreign websites that are deemed dedicated to copyright infringement—is drawing tacit criticism from legislators abroad as well. On Friday, the European Parliament adopted a resolution that “stresses the need to protect the integrity of the global Internet and freedom of communication by refraining from unilateral measures to revoke IP addresses or domain names” (via Macworld UK).

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