FYI
> From: ACM Bulletin <[email protected]> > Date: January 19, 2012 11:59:44 AM EST > To: [email protected] > Subject: [acm-bulletin] Today's Topic: USACM Outlines Technical Issues with > Internet Piracy Legislation > Reply-To: [email protected] > > > Today's Topic: USACM Outlines Technical Issues with Internet Piracy > Legislation > > Thursday, January 19, 2012 > ACM's Public Policy Council, USACM, examined the facts surrounding two > high-profile legislative bills concerning online piracy. In letters sent > January 17 to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees, USACM concluded that > the bills' approach would ultimately prove ineffective in addressing the > legislation's goals, which are already easily bypassed. It also pointed to > cost burdens on innocent third parties, and interference with progress in > reducing online fraud and espionage. USACM also stated that it supports > reasonable efforts to address criminal violations of intellectual property > rights. > > The House bill is known as SOPA, the Stop Online Piracy Act. The Senate bill > is PIPA, the PROTECT IP Act (Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic > Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011). > > As is customary in these cases, USACM comments specifically on the > technological aspects of these bills in their analysis of the impact of both > SOPA and PIPA. > > Read the USACM blog post > >
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