SOPA

This bill, H.R. 3261, or "The Stop Online Piracy Act" (SOPA), is supposed to curb infringing websites by allowing the Department of Justice to block them, but—to add insult to injury—it doesn't even do that effectively. But don't even consider talking about the easy work-arounds, because the government can go after you for that. Bellow you will find resources on how you can take action as well as our latest blog posts and analysis on the issue.

How a Bill Stays a Bill: The Story of SOPA and PIPA

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SOPA and PIPA are getting a lot of attention online, but the recent outcry is really the culmination of over a year's worth of negotiations, meetings, and debates. Public Knowledge explains how we arrived at this moment in SOPA and PIPA, and where we go from here.

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Why the Consumer Electronics Show Will Never be Overrated

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The Copyright Reform Debate Continues Uncensored

Last month the House Republican Study Committee (RSC) released (and then retracted 24 hours later) a thought-provoking policy paper entitled Three Myths About Copyright Law and Where to Start to Fix It. As the leading group for conservative policy ideas and discussion in the U.S. House of Representatives, the RSC could play a critical role in presenting the conservative arguments for copyright reform. 



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The Debate over Copyright Reform Cannot Be Censored

This past Friday, the House Republican Study Committee released a policy brief entitled Three Myths About Copyright Law and Where to Start to Fix it.  The brief, examines three common content industry assertions about the benefits of copyright, and concludes that rather than promoting productivity and innovation, current copyright law inhibits them.  The brief then makes a number of suggestions to reform the system, including reducing statutory damages, expanding fair use, punishing copyright abuse and shortening copyright terms significantly.



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What the Election Means for the Internet

After nearly two years of debates, never-ending commercials, donation solicitations and ever-present polling, Election Day is over and the results are in.  As many had predicted, the balance of government has not changed significantly.  Democrats will retain the Presidency and control of the Senate, and Republicans will continue to control the House, albeit by a slightly smaller margin than before.



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Gigi B. Sohn, President & CEO of Public Knowledge – Election 2012: What Does It Mean for the Internet?

Nov 10, 2012 04:30 PM - Nov 10, 2012 06:30 PM

Location: Center For Information Technology Policy at Princeton University
              101 Sherrerd Hall
              Princeton, NJ 08540

Sponsored by: Center For Information Technology Policy at Princeton University

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Public Knowledge President Gigi B. Sohn will be speaking at this Princeton event on Thursday, Nov. 8.



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Location: Center For Information Technology Policy at Princeton University
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              Princeton, NJ 08540

Sponsored by: Center For Information Technology Policy at Princeton University

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Public Knowledge President Gigi B. Sohn will be speaking at this Princeton event on Thursday, Nov. 8.

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Location: Center For Information Technology Policy at Princeton University
              101 Sherrerd Hall
              Princeton, NJ 08540

Sponsored by: Center For Information Technology Policy at Princeton University

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Public Knowledge President Gigi B. Sohn will be speaking at this Princeton event on Thursday, Nov. 8.

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Location: Center For Information Technology Policy at Princeton University
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Public Knowledge President Gigi B. Sohn will be speaking at this Princeton event on Thursday, Nov. 8.

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What Is the Internet Defense League?

Last night Public Knowledge joined with Internet activists gathered in New York City, San Francisco, and Washington, DC (I attended the DC gathering) to formerly launch the Internet Defense League.  The purpose of the league is to provide an organizing tool for many of the forces that came together to defeat SOPA and PIPA.  Given that beating those bills was a political victory of comic book super hero proportions, the league naturally has its own “Cat Signal” showcased here, here, and here.



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PIPA and SOPA by Dribs and Drabs

The IP Attaché Act now has company in the dubious club of former bits of SOPA/PIPA being floated in Congress. This week, Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) offered and then withdrew an amendment to add another raft of copyright enforcement proposals to a trade bill.

The amendment she offered was essentially a version of her "Protect American Innovation Act," introduced last November. It contains a lot of the same provisions we keep seeing in one form or another in various bills that continually try and insert new bits of the content lobby's agenda into U.S. law.

In particular, it seeds more IP enforcement officials throughout the government (including creating a new Director of IP Rights Enforcement at the Treasury Department).



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The amendment she offered was essentially a version of her "Protect American Innovation Act," introduced last November. It contains a lot of the same provisions we keep seeing in one form or another in various bills that continually try and insert new bits of the content lobby's agenda into U.S. law.

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The amendment she offered was essentially a version of her "Protect American Innovation Act," introduced last November. It contains a lot of the same provisions we keep seeing in one form or another in various bills that continually try and insert new bits of the content lobby's agenda into U.S. law.

In particular, it seeds more IP enforcement officials throughout the government (including creating a new Director of IP Rights Enforcement at the Treasury Department).

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The amendment she offered was essentially a version of her "Protect American Innovation Act," introduced last November. It contains a lot of the same provisions we keep seeing in one form or another in various bills that continually try and insert new bits of the content lobby's agenda into U.S. law.

In particular, it seeds more IP enforcement officials throughout the government (including creating a new Director of IP Rights Enforcement at the Treasury Department).

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When It Comes to IP Enforcement Bills, It's the Little Things That Count

The recently maligned IP Attaché Act is just one in a long line of IP bills that include seemingly innocuous provisions that could later prove to be harmful to innovation and the free flow of information.  In February I gave a talk at the University of Colorado that showed how over a decade, supporters of increasing copyright protection dropped little-known and little-understood language in IP bills that eventually became the basis for SOPA and PIPA, as well as the Department of Homeland Security’s program for seizing domain names. 

According to a former US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) official I spoke with, the content industries and their friends have been pushing the changes this bill would make for years.  That alone tells you something.



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According to a former US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) official I spoke with, the content industries and their friends have been pushing the changes this bill would make for years.  That alone tells you something.

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According to a former US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) official I spoke with, the content industries and their friends have been pushing the changes this bill would make for years.  That alone tells you something.

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According to a former US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) official I spoke with, the content industries and their friends have been pushing the changes this bill would make for years.  That alone tells you something.

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How to Shake Off the Ghost of SOPA

The latest controversy with the Intellectual Property Attaché Act, formerly a provision within the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), is entirely self-inflicted by its lead sponsors. 



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The latest controversy with the Intellectual Property Attaché Act, formerly a provision within the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), is entirely self-inflicted by its lead sponsors. 

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