On Nov 20, 2010, at 9:59 AM, Alex Gakuru wrote:
> [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/>
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>
> On Sat, Nov 20, 2010 at 11:54 AM, Milton L Mueller <
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>> 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:
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>> Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2010 12:18 AM
>> To: Milton L Mueller
>> Cc:
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>> Subject: Re: COICA
>>
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>>
>> 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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> --
> regards,
>
> Alex Gakuru
>
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