In the face of overwhelming opposition from just about
every major technology company and the
general public, the US Senate and House have decided to delay votes on the anti-piracy bills known as
PIPA (Senate) and
SOPA (House). Majority leader Harry Reid and Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith both announced that upcoming work on the acts would be delayed, "until there is wider agreement on a solution." While both have said that concerns over piracy must be addressed, it seems unlikely that they or any other politician will be rushing to revive the would-be laws after very public protests from
Google and Wikipedia and the reported deluge of phone calls and emails that hammered offices at the capital Wednesday. The fight over
intellectual property rights and fair use is far from over but, as the sibling bills face
yet another delay, it's beginning to appear as if SOPA and PIPA's days are numbered
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