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The Stop Online Piracy Act, also known as SOPA, is a 2011 bill submitted by Lamar Smith to the U.S. House of Representatives. It proposes giving the Department of Justice and copyright holders more power to fight internet piracy. However, the bill has been widely criticized, due to its potential to cripple the internet.

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  • The Stop Online Piracy Act, also known as SOPA, is a 2011 bill submitted by Lamar Smith to the U.S. House of Representatives. It proposes giving the Department of Justice and copyright holders more power to fight internet piracy. However, the bill has been widely criticized, due to its potential to cripple the internet.
  • The problem is that it would also harm the internet's freedom of speech, and possibly also hurt gaming websites and freeware sites that could be wrongly accused of piracy. It is also implied that the bill was proposed on behalf of lobbyists working for mainstream media conglomerates such as Viacom and several other companies, of which are criticised for corporate greed. Some have speculated that the bill would turn the U.S. into an isolationist country; something like North Korea.
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  • The problem is that it would also harm the internet's freedom of speech, and possibly also hurt gaming websites and freeware sites that could be wrongly accused of piracy. It is also implied that the bill was proposed on behalf of lobbyists working for mainstream media conglomerates such as Viacom and several other companies, of which are criticised for corporate greed. Some have speculated that the bill would turn the U.S. into an isolationist country; something like North Korea. SOPA and PIPA aren't the only bills that have caused uproar among people. Prior it was Bill S.978, then after SOPA many other bills (not just American ones) have been proposed: ACTA, IPAA, Internet Blacklist Bill, etc.
  • The Stop Online Piracy Act, also known as SOPA, is a 2011 bill submitted by Lamar Smith to the U.S. House of Representatives. It proposes giving the Department of Justice and copyright holders more power to fight internet piracy. However, the bill has been widely criticized, due to its potential to cripple the internet.
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