The SOPA Saga

摘要

Two weeks ago, 99 percent (not THE 99 percent, if you're wondering) of people had no idea about SOPA, the Stop Online Piracy Act. Today, while 99 percent of Americans still haven't read it, they know they don't like it. SOPA and PIPA (for Preventing Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011, but I digress), the former's partner in the U.S. Senate, are doomed. Neither bill will be brought up for a vote in Congress. But just a few weeks ago both pieces of legislation seemed like slam-dunks.