A Quick Overview of SOPA -- Will It Pass?

As the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) awaits a vote by The House Judiciary Committee, critics complain that the anti-piracy bill goes too far in giving the government – and the entertainment industry – too much power in protecting intellectual property.

SOPA, which would allow government intermediaries to shut down sites for hosting pirated content, was introduced to the United States House of Representives on October 26, 2011 by Texas Representative Lamar Smith and a bipartisan group of co-sponsors

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