SOPA: A Reflection of a Mighty Battle
Posted on Monday, Dec 05, 2011 in "Random Stuff"
We wrote previously about the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). We try not to repeat topics, but the developments surrounding this bill have been strong and fascinating enough that a larger-view perspective of the issue is in order.
First, let’s do a roundup. When we wrote about it last, there was opposition so scant to SOPA that its passage seemed like a depressing done deal. At some point in the last week and a half, though, what one author termed the “tipping point” was passed. Now, according to one commentator, supporters of the bill are suddenly on the defensive. Congress reflected this new position by allowing only a single opponent of the bill to speak (Katherine Oyama of Google), and her treatment was harsh enough to prompt one person to comment, “I’m surprised that nobody asked … if she was a communist.” Continue Reading »
