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===OPEN Act:Alternative Bill to PIPA===

===OPEN Act:Alternative Bill to PIPA===

On December 17, 2011, Senator Wyden issued a press release informing the public that he created a bipartisan coalition with Senators  Jerry Moran (R-Kansas) and Maria Cantwell (D-Washinton) to sponsor an alternative bill to protect intellectual property rights that will no harm the current internet architecture. The proposed legislation will be called '''Online Protection and Enforcement of Digital Trade Act ([[OPEN]]).'''

On December 17, 2011, Senator Wyden issued a press release informing the public that he created a bipartisan coalition with Senators  Jerry Moran (R-Kansas) and Maria Cantwell (D-Washinton) to sponsor an alternative bill to protect intellectual property rights that will no harm the current internet architecture. The proposed legislation will be called '''Online Protection and Enforcement of Digital Trade Act ([[OPEN]]).''' According to the Senators, OPEN will target websites that are "willfully" and "primarily" infringing on copyright materials. Violators will be subject to investigation through the International Trade Commission ([[ITC]]). The websites will only be shutdown once proven guilty. Senator Wyden said, “The OPEN act meets the same publicly-stated goals as SOPA or Protect IP without causing massive damage to the Internet. The OPEN act expands the ability of the ITC to investigate IP infringement -- providing a forum for due process without messing with the inner workings of the Internet. The same goals are met, without the collateral damage SOPA and Protect IP will leave in their wake.”'''<ref>[http://wyden.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/?id=5034df19-5b8e-4d45-9f1f-f2c0dd8f17d4 Wyden, Moran, Cantwell Introduce IP Protection Bill that Will Not Break the Net]</ref>

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