I thought there was another more recent thread on the subject, but can't seem to find it.

The IMPORTANT news is that today's news indicates that SOPA is almost certain to pass.

The reason is because:

OBAMA OBJECTS TO IT

Actually, it was only a couple or three "Administration Advisors" who blogged suggestions that it's "ill considered," but the rats are already racing out of the woodwork to proclaim that "it must be a great bill if ... "he" ... doesn't like it.

The Story:

White House officials raised concerns ...

By Laura MacInnis
Reuters
14 Jan 2012

WASHINGTON — White House officials raised concerns on Saturday about online piracy legislation pending in Congress.

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In a blog posting, three advisers to President Barack Obama said they believed SOPA and other bills could make businesses on the Internet vulnerable to litigation and harm legal activity and free speech.

"Any effort to combat online piracy must guard against the risk of online censorship of lawful activity and must not inhibit innovation by our dynamic businesses large and small," said the officials, including White House cyber-security czar Howard Schmidt.

The House of Representatives' SOPA bill aims to crack down on online sales of pirated American movies, music or other goods by forcing Internet companies to block access to foreign sites offering material that violates U.S. copyright laws.

U.S. advertising networks could also be required to stop online ads, and search engines would be barred from directly linking to websites found to be distributing pirated goods.

The search engine Google has repeatedly said the bill goes too far and could hurt investment. Along with other Internet firms such as Yahoo, Facebook, Twitter and eBay, it has run advertisements in major newspapers urging Washington lawmakers to rethink their approach.

Bill's backers vow to press ahead

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Proponents of stricter piracy rules reacted strongly to Saturday's White House statement

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© 2012 Thomson Reuters

Quite a bit more rhetoric at the link.

John