White House calling for new copyright law

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Internet users’ mass protest against the SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (Protect IP Act) was a big factor in the failure of those bills in the U.S. Congress – but the fight isn’t over. The White House is now publicly endorsing new legislation that targets “offshore copyright infringing web sites.” Many fear this is a rush job to try to get a similar bill through Congress, which could be abused to stifle free speech.

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Debra Littlejohn Shinder is a technology and security analyst and author specializing in identity, security and cybercrime, utilizing her past experience as a police officer and police academy/criminal justice instructor. She has written numerous books and articles for web and print publications and has been awarded the Microsoft MVP designation for fourteen years in a row.

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