Tuesday, 10. January 2012
Topic: COPYRIGHT - on January 10, 2012 at 11:15:00 AM CET
Geeks to Testify (Finally!) About SOPA Blacklisting Implications
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-California), a major opponent of the Stop Online Piracy Act, announced Monday he is bringing in the techies to hold a public hearing highlighting the online security implications of a proposed bill that would force changes to internet infrastructure to fight online copyright infringement.
The announcement came three weeks after a markup of SOPA in the House Judiciary Committee was abruptly postponed amid concerns over its blacklisting element, which lets the attorney general order changes to core internet infrastructure in order to stop copyright infringement.
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