H.R.3261

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H.R.3261 is the formal designation for the Stop Online Piracy Act, a controversial U.S. House bill introduced in 2011 aimed at combating online copyright infringement.

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instanceOf United States federal bill
proposed legislation
aimedAt combating online piracy
combating trafficking in copyrighted works
appliesTo domestic infringing websites
foreign infringing websites
country United States of America
surface form: United States
criticizedFor due process concerns
impact on DNS infrastructure
potential censorship of lawful content
threats to free speech
threats to innovation
hasBillNumber 3261
hasBillType House Resolution
hasCommitteeReferral House Judiciary Committee NERFINISHED
hasJurisdiction United States federal law NERFINISHED
hasOfficialName Stop Online Piracy Act NERFINISHED
hasShortName SOPA NERFINISHED
hasStatus died in committee
not enacted
introducedBy Lamar S. Smith NERFINISHED
introducedIn United States House of Representatives NERFINISHED
introducedInCongress 112th United States Congress NERFINISHED
introducedInYear 2011
introducedOnDate 2011-10-26
legislativeChamber House of Representatives NERFINISHED
legislativeOutcome consideration postponed indefinitely
no vote by full House
opposedBy Internet freedom advocates
civil liberties organizations
many website operators
technology companies
proposedRemedy blocking access to infringing websites
cutting off advertising to infringing websites
cutting off payment processing to infringing websites
relatedTo Digital Millennium Copyright Act NERFINISHED
PROTECT IP Act NERFINISHED
sponsorParty Republican Party NERFINISHED
sponsorState Texas NERFINISHED
subjectMatter Internet regulation
intellectual property enforcement
online copyright infringement
supportedBy motion picture industry
recording industry
some copyright holders
triggeredEvent 2012 Internet blackout protests

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