As before SOPA bill was in concerned to pass in the United States House of Representatives. After getting a strong opposition from mostly all over internet Lamar Smith decided to revise his bills to better satisfy and revisit the approach of its bill thus SOPA is no longer in action and is extended to review after proposed later on.
“It is clear that we need to revisit the approach on how best to address the problem of foreign thieves that steal and sell American inventions and products” – Smith
The move comes after widespread protest on the Internet on Wednesday by Wikipedia, Reddit and others. All these sites including Google were on dark none of them is/was in support of SOPA and its Senate counterpart, PIPA.
Though bill is not completely dead, the proposed time is being extended for new bill to come out satisfying internet piracy without any problem. SOPA & PIPA still have support of many companies.
On the Facebook Washington DC Page, the company posted the following message:
We are relieved that Congress has recognized the serious damage the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA) and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) could cause to the Internet and are pleased that congressional leaders have decided not to move forward on these bills. We want to thank the millions of Facebook users who shared their views with us, with members of Congress, and with their friends and families on this important issue, and who changed the direction of this harmful legislation. We appreciate that lawmakers have listened to our community’s concerns, and we stand ready to work with them on solutions to piracy and copyright infringement that will not chill free expression or threaten the economic growth and innovation the Internet provides. You can read more about Facebook’s view on this legislation by clicking the “Anti-Piracy Bills” tab on the left side of the Facebook Washington DC page.
Smith’s stance comes just two days after he told The Wall Street Journal that he didn’t plan to back down on SOPA, telling the newspaper he expected to “move forward” with the bill in February.
