SOPA
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Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) or H.R. 3261 is a bipartisan bill introduced at the United States House of Representatives Judiciary Committee by Congressman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) and co-sponsored by 31 other Representatives including John Conyers (D-Mich.), Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Howard Berman (D-Calif.) on June 26, 2011.The bill aims to protect the intellectual property rights of U.S. businesses particularly in the film, music and software industry against online piracy and counterfeiting.[1]
- ↑ [http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/Dd112:23:./temp/~bdOZ3u::%7C/home/LegislativeData.php?n=BSS;c=112%7C Bill Summary & Status 112th Congress (2011 - 2012) H.R.3261]