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Originally Posted by FlameOn
Apparently there's some dispute over this IIRC.
Some news articles quote as "dropped" but if you actually read the quote, it's removed for further study... so delayed until they pass the bill then they can ram it down your throat later when a "study" is done. Sneaky lawyer speak really.
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It still sounds like it needs to pass committee if they do decide to re-introduce that. With some of the voices in committee, they'll probably ask REAL tech experts to come in this time to explain DNS to them. I think (and hope. It is a major concern to me for the bill as it's ham fisted and ineffective) that part will never see the light of day again.
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Originally Posted by photon
My question is what does SOPA do that they can't already do? They can shut down websites that host illegal material. They can sue a person for hundreds of thousands of dollars for downloading a song illegally.
What is in this legislation that they can't do now?
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Foreign websites. That's the biggest one.
It also tries to be an update the DCMA so that it's less useless...not like it'll do much better.
The process for getting DCMA based complaints through (I think) is that you must request a removal for each individual file, where as SOPA goes after the website itself. I'm not familiar with the law that lets them currently strip down websites.