[pp.int.general] COICA

[Amelia Andersdotter]

>  Look at what is on de demonoid site:
> "COICA
>
> In the United States, a new law proposal called The Combating Online
> Infringement and Counterfeits Act (COICA) was introduced last week,
>  and there will be a hearing in front of the Judiciary Committee this
>  Thursday.
>
> If passed, this law will allow the government, under the command of
>  the media copanies, to censor the internet as they see fit, like China
>  and Iran do, with the difference that the sites they decide to censor
> will be completely removed form the internet and not just in the US.
>
>  Please see the following article from the Huffington Post for more
> information.
>
> http://www.demonoid.com/
>
> COICA
>
> In the United States, a new law proposal called The Combating Online
> Infringement and Counterfeits Act (COICA) was introduced last week, and
> there will be a hearing in front of the Judiciary Committee this Thursday.
>
> If passed, this law will allow the government, under the command of the
> media copanies, to censor the internet as they see fit, like China and
> Iran do, with the difference that the sites they decide to censor will
> be completely removed form the internet and not just in the US.
>
> Please see the following article from the Huffington Post for more
> information.
>

or here?
http://www.activistpost.com/2010/09/age-of-censorship-and-internet-trade.html#more

i don't know what this means: "The bill was read twice and referred to
the Committee on the Judiciary last Monday; "

if it's been "read" twice, have stakeholders been able to have a say,
and if so is it possible to look up what they've been saying?

there are some similar propositions in the EU Stockholm programme from
last year, although i seem to recall the Commission wanted to be able to
block entire IP blocks.

/a

> Stop the Internet Blacklist
>
> And if you are a US citizen, please take the time sign this petition
> DemandProgress.org - Petition to Stop the Internet Blacklist!
>
> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-segal/stop-the-internet-blackli_b_739836.html
>
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