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Old 02-17-2012, 09:39 AM   #72
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Originally Posted by kirant View Post
As an update, it seems the Tories are taking the bill back for reconsideration of the consequences.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...rticle2339856/
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Pretty standard response at this point. Old politicians + unfamiliarity with technology + trying something that theoretically is a public good without understanding the unintented consequences + protests = bills getting pulled back. C-30, SOPA, PIPA and ACTA are all meeting the same fate.
Exactly, I just hate that they call it 'reconsideration.'

All it means to me is that they tried to sneak something into law, failed, and are just going to wait to try again.
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