Protested, Ratification bill on the Senate SOPA Lost Voice




U.S. Senate leader of the Democratic Party, Harry Reid, said it would postpone the vote to pass the bill SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act). The plan, voting will be held in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday (24/01/2012).

Following protests by the company-technology company, plans a vote was postponed until an undetermined time limit. Lamar Smith, Republican leader of the Judicial Commission in the House also said the ratification bill and PIPA SOPA will be postponed until a new agreement concerning the contents of the bill.

"I have heard from the critics and I am concerned about this bill. We need to revisit and approach to find the best way to overcome the problem of piracy," said Smith.

Previously, the bill SOPA and PIPA is drawn protests from tech companies in the U.S.. As a form of protest, Wednesday (18/01/2012) then, they take action SOPA Blackout Day, the action of the leading sites to shut down for 24 hours. This action involves big names like Facebook, Twitter, Wikipedia, and Google.

In the action, a number of names which sponsored the formation of this bill states retreated, including members of the senate Roy Blunt, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, John Boozman, and Marco Rubio. They withdrew support for the bill SOPA and PIPA.

Pros and cons

The bill delays pengesahaan SOPA and automatic pipe to criticism from the stronghold of the entertainment world, including Hollywood films businessman and member of the senate who still support this bill. Chris Dodd, Chief Executive of the Motion Picture Association of America and a former Democratic senator said, stalling legislation is the trigger of a criminal act.

"As a consequence of the failure of the Senate to crack down on piracy, the Internet will continue to be a safe haven for foreign thieves," said Dodd.

Meanwhile, a spokesman for Facebook actually support this delay.

"We appreciate the Senate who has listened to community concerns, and we are ready to provide solutions to the piracy and copyright infringement without eliminating freedom of expression and without threatening economic growth and innovation on the Internet," said a spokeswoman for Facebook.

What is the best solution?

SOPA and PIPA's bill should not stop at the pros and cons. This bill should result in something that carried the original, namely combating online piracy without threatening the freedom berekspreasi. This opens up a new discussion about the limits of something considered to violate copyright. Designer of the law, technology companies, entertainment and business people should sit together to resolve this problem.

"It's a good start for discussion, and we are very open to it," said Tiffiniy Cheng, co-founder of Fight for the Future, a nonprofit organization that helped organize protests against the SOPA and PIPA.

Sen. Roy Wyden also said, SOPA and PIPA will overhauled to meet the same purpose. But, of course, without threatening life on the internet.


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