highnote
01-17-2012, 10:28 PM
PIPA is a bill similar to SOPA.
http://news.yahoo.com/sopa-vs-pipa-anti-piracy-bills-uproar-explained-013507326.html
Does PIPA have a good chance of becoming law?
Unclear. Currently, the bill still has bipartisan support in the Senate, but it is growing weaker by the day. This past weekend, six Republican senators wrote a letter to Sen. Reid, asking him to postpone a vote on the bill. And the White House issued a statement declaring that it “will not support legislation that reduces freedom of expression, increases cybersecurity risk, or undermines the dynamic, innovative global Internet,” essentially threatening veto of either SOPA or PIPA, if one of these bills managed to make it all the way to President Obama’s desk.
So, what’s next?
Let me tell you what is next. The entertainment industry starts spending even more money on lobbyists to get these bills passed. The internet industry spends even more money on lobbyists to prevent these bills from being passed.
Politicians and lobbyists smile as their coffers are filled.
Perhaps I am beging too cynical?
http://news.yahoo.com/sopa-vs-pipa-anti-piracy-bills-uproar-explained-013507326.html
Does PIPA have a good chance of becoming law?
Unclear. Currently, the bill still has bipartisan support in the Senate, but it is growing weaker by the day. This past weekend, six Republican senators wrote a letter to Sen. Reid, asking him to postpone a vote on the bill. And the White House issued a statement declaring that it “will not support legislation that reduces freedom of expression, increases cybersecurity risk, or undermines the dynamic, innovative global Internet,” essentially threatening veto of either SOPA or PIPA, if one of these bills managed to make it all the way to President Obama’s desk.
So, what’s next?
Let me tell you what is next. The entertainment industry starts spending even more money on lobbyists to get these bills passed. The internet industry spends even more money on lobbyists to prevent these bills from being passed.
Politicians and lobbyists smile as their coffers are filled.
Perhaps I am beging too cynical?