Andre Yoskowitz
16 Nov 2011 22:56
The SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) bill has been dubbed draconian by a number of tech giants, including Google and Facebook.
Both companies say the bill is too strict and will lead to an incredible amount of unintended consequences.
SOPA was proposed as a way to censor access to sites like The Pirate Bay.
If SOPA was to pass, copyright holders could complain and have websites shutdown. Additionally, payment processors and search engines will have to block those sites, as well.
Outside of Google and Facebook - AOL, eBay, LinkedIn, Mozila, Yahoo, Twitter and Zynga filed the formal complaint with key Senate and House lawmakers.
Reads the complaint (via CNN):
We support the bills' stated goals. Unfortunately, the bills as drafted would expose law-abiding U.S. Internet and technology companies to new uncertain liabilities [and] mandates that would require monitoring of web sites.