The vote on the American protect ip act, that next Tuesday would take place, is postponed. It is still unclear whether and when the bill, which is very controversial, but was put to a vote.
According to The Washington Post, Harry Reid, the Democratic leader in the Senate, decided to vote “in the light of the recent events’. He hopes in the coming weeks ” to find a compromise. A lot of senators turned the past few days against the controversial bill, after websites Wednesday mass action carried out against the so-called pipa and its equally controversial counterpart, the stop online piracy act, or sopa.
Or delay in this case also the adjustment means, is unclear. Because the opposition to the bill in the last week so massive, it was already expected that the pipa and sopa bills would be attenuated. Last weekend, reported some media even that the sopa law for the time being in the fridge would disappear, but there is still no decision has been taken.
Internet companies such as Google, Wikipedia and Facebook are vehemently against the legislation, opposed; entertainment companies and lobbying organizations are for. On Twitter was also Neelie Kroes, european Commissioner for the Digital Agenda, is against the law. “I am glad that the tide is turning’, tweeted they.
The laws create far-reaching measures against copyright infringement as possible. Officially the two proposals referred to piracy abroad, but probably also have consequences for American websites. Under more ad networks, hosting providers and payment processors should help the put lamb of sites of copyright infringement can be accused. That would even be possible if one user illegal content put.