Public Knowledge Says SOPA Is ‘Still Dead,’ Despite Dodd Assertion
Public Knowledge Says SOPA Is ‘Still Dead,’ Despite Dodd Assertion
Public Knowledge Says SOPA Is ‘Still Dead,’ Despite Dodd Assertion

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    Motion Picture
    Association of America Chairman Chris Dodd is quoted today as saying that there
    is a possibility the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) can be revived.

    The following
    is attributed to Gigi B. Sohn, president and CEO of Public Knowledge:

    “It should
    be clear to everyone by now that SOPA and its Senate counterpart, PIPA, (Preventing
    Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property
    Act) are
    still dead, despite the yearnings of Senator Dodd.

    “It is
    simply amazing that a mere two months after 14 million people, in one of the
    largest protests of its kind, voiced their opposition to SOPA and PIPA and
    after the dramatic Web blackout day, that the head of the Motion Picture
    Association of America said the dreadfully flawed legislation could be reworked
    in the back rooms of Washington.

    “MPAA and
    its allies continue to believe they lost the fight because people didn’t
    understand the bills.  That was,
    and is, not the case.  The bills
    were pulled because millions of people who do understand the Internet saw the
    dangers involved with the bills.

    “Before
    Congress starts to legislate again, it should start over, determine the nature
    of the problem it wants to solve, and conduct a wide-ranging public discussion
    on possible solutions.”