Score one for Google. The White House raised concerns Saturday about aspects of pending anti-piracy legislation that has been strongly backed by the Motion Picture Assn. of America, Hollywood's chief lobbying arm.
In an unusually blunt statement, Obama administration officials signaled that the White House would not support parts of two bills wending their way through Congress -- the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect Intellectual Property Act (PIPA) that critics say would limit freedom of speech on the Internet and unfairly punish legitimate websites.
"While we believe that online piracy by foreign websites is a serious problem that requires a serious legislative response, we will not support legislation that reduces freedom of expression, increases cybersecurity risk, or undermines the dynamic, innovative global Internet,'' said a statement from Victoria Espinel, intellectual property enforcement coordinator; Aneesh Chopra, U.S. chief technology officer; and Howard Schmidt, cybersecurity coordinator for the national security staff.
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What a joke...
ReplyDeleteJust like when Obama bin laden said he would veto the bill that gave him the powers through the NDAA bill...
JOKE is on you...
No, we do not need legislation to cure the problem. Private industry has been innovating defense software creating jobs in the private sector. It will continue to do so.
ReplyDeleteLegislation cannot and will not fix the internet, people will and those who need such protection and security will BUY it.
We DO NOT need somebody out there with the big red switch.