[Thanks to Erik Hersman for this pointer]

Oregon Senator Wyden effectively kills Internet censorship bill

"It's too early to say for sure, but Oregon Senator Ron Wyden could
very well go down in the history books as the man who saved the
Internet.

A bill that critics say would have given the government power to
censor the Internet will not pass this year thanks to the Oregon
Democrat, who announced his opposition during a recent committee
hearing. Individual Senators can place holds on pending legislation,
in this case meaning proponents of the bill will be forced to
reintroduce the measure and will not be able to proceed until the next
Congress convenes..."

<http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2010/11/oregon-senator-vows-block-internet-censorship-bill/>


On Sat, Nov 20, 2010 at 11:54 AM, Milton L Mueller <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Correction: One Committee of one House of a bicameral legislature has
> approved it. ;-)
>
> It must also go through the committee process in the House and that isn’t
> even started.
>
> People in DC think the tide is turning against this bill.
>
> --MM
>
>
>
> From: Alex Gakuru [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2010 12:18 AM
> To: Milton L Mueller
> Cc: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: COICA
>
>
>
> they approved it yesterday,
>
>
>
> "The US Senate Judiciary Committee has approved a controversial billthat
> would give the authorities dramatic new copyright enforcement powers
> allowing it to take down entire domains “dedicated to online piracy” rather
> than just targeting files that actually infringe copyright
> law." http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/111910_Judiciary_Committee_Approves_Online_Copyright_Enforcement_Bill
>
>
>
> see also;
>
>
>
> "CADNA now encourages the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and
> Numbers (ICANN), the global organization that sets policy for the Internet's
> naming and addressing system, to supplement the Senate's work by including
> in its policies provisions that will similarly prevent infringement and
> counterfeiting outside of the U.S.'s jurisdictional reach."
>
>
>
> http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cadna-commends-chairman-leahy-and-the-senate-judiciary-committee-for-passing-the-combating-online-infringements-and-counterfeits-act-out-of-committee-109242769.html
>
>



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