Well done Ed, looks like you killed it! http://www.examiner.com/computers-in-denver/house-kills-sopa
In a surprise move today, Representative Eric Cantor(R-VA) announced that he will stop all action on SOPA, effectively killing the bill. This move was most likely due to several things. One of those things is that SOPA and PIPA met huge online protest against the bills. Another reason would be that the White House threatened to veto the bill if it had passed. However, it isn't quite time yet to celebrate, as PIPA(the Senate's version of SOPA) is still up for consideration. On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 3:02 PM, Ed Leafe <[email protected]> wrote: > A while back someone asked me what Rackspace's position was on SOPA. > We oppose it very strongly, and to that end, our CEO will be testifying > before Congress: > > "Representative Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) has called a hearing that will bring > more voices from the technology industry to Washington, D.C. to discuss how > legislation such as the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) would affect the > Internet. On Jan. 18, industry representatives that include Brad Burnham from > Union Square Ventures; Lanham Napier, the CEO of Rackspace Hosting; and > Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of Reddit.com, will testify before Congress." > > http://gigaom.com/2012/01/09/tech-gets-its-day-in-congress-as-sopa-fight-continues/ > ( -or- http://j.mp/z6JIZi ) -- Paul _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/cadwx0+j3zzofhlb7tyy-viz5+rqths24som3f0messlc_qt...@mail.gmail.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
