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The Stop Online Piracy Act is a bill introduced in the United States House of Representatives in 2011 by Congressman Lamar Smith (R-TX). The bill aims to curb online trafficking in copyrighted intellectual... more +
The Stop Online Piracy Act is a bill introduced in the United States House of Representatives in 2011 by Congressman Lamar Smith (R-TX). The bill aims to curb online trafficking in copyrighted intellectual property and counterfeit goods. Opponents of the bill claim that it would harm free speech and internet innovation and create a climate of internet censorship. less -
Fenwick & West LLP

Intellectual Property Bulletin - Summer 2013

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January 2012 saw an explosion of controversy over two Internet-related bills that had been progressing through Congress: the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the House, and the Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic...more

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CISPA – Evil Spawn of SOPA and PIPA?

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The House of Representatives has passed The Cyber Information and Security Protection Act, sponsored by Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI) and introduced not long after SOPA and PIPA were abandoned in the wake of a popular uprising of...more

Greenberg Glusker LLP

“No SOPA For You!” Why SOPA Led to Such an Acrimonious Fight and What We Can Learn From It

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If you read the paper, watch TV, listen to the radio or use the Internet, it’s been tough to avoid SOPA recently. (If you don’t, well, you’re probably hand-writing angry missives in a cabin and not reading this.) What we’ve...more

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