[Breaking News] Internet Vs. SOPA. 1 a 0

20/01/2012 | a cura di Redazione DMO

La gente vince, SOPA perde. Lamar Smith il promotore dello Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) ha annunciato l'abbandono del progetto. Vince dunque Internet contro il tentativo di bavaglio imposto con il pretesto di voler arginare l'annoso problema della protezione dei diritti d'autore.

Smith depone l'ascia di guerra, perlomeno fino a quando non ci sarà un accordo più diffuso sui metodi per proteggere i diritti di copyright, questa la sua dichiarazione.

Ricordiamo infatti che pressochè tutta la Rete si è sollevata nei giorni scorsi contro l'iniziativa proclamando uno sciopero globale.

Di seguito stralci delle dichiarazioni rilasciate dal deputato repubblicano Lamar Smith

“We need to revisit the approach on how best to address the problem of foreign thieves that steal and sell American inventions and products. “The problem of online piracy is too big to ignore. American intellectual property industries provide 19 million high-paying jobs and account for more than 60% of U.S. exports. The theft of America’s intellectual property costs the U.S. economy more than $100 billion annually and results in the loss of thousands of American jobs. Congress cannot stand by and do nothing while American innovators and job creators are under attack.”

“The online theft of American intellectual property is no different than the theft of products from a store. It is illegal and the law should be enforced both in the store and online.

“The Committee will continue work with copyright owners, Internet companies, financial institutions to develop proposals that combat online piracy and protect America’s intellectual property. We welcome input from all organizations and individuals who have an honest difference of opinion about how best to address this widespread problem. The Committee remains committed to finding a solution to the problem of online piracy that protects American intellectual property and innovation.”

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