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SAN ANTONIO | Fri Jan 20, 2012 12:03pm EST

SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - The Texas Congressman whose proposed Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) prompted dozens of websites to go dark or run protest messages this week said Friday he is pulling the measure from consideration "until there is wider agreement on a solution."

"I have heard from the critics and I take seriously their concerns regarding proposed legislation to address the problem of online piracy," U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith, a Republican from Texas and the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, told Reuters in a telephone interview.

"It is clear that we need to revisit the approach on how best to address the problem of foreign thieves that steal and sell American inventions and products," Smith said.

(Reporting by Jim Forsyth; Editing by Daniel Trotta)
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AlkalineState wrote:
I don’t think we should kill SOPA. We should simply change the wording to “Start Online Piracy Act.” And then pass it. Whether or not Sony Recording Studios or Disney-Pixar loses money is really not my concern. What they lose, someone else makes.

Jan 20, 2012 12:29pm EST  --  Report as abuse
Upheavalmedia wrote:
Fluke – the wealth building game of accidental inventions was created to educate players regarding the wild, wild world of intellectual property as it is the core of Corporate America.as America moves to innovation, and a shorter timeline to achieve business we all must embrace intellectual property. This video explains why I created Fluke – The wealth building game of accidental inventions. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/upheavalmedia/fluke-the-wealth-building-game-of-accidental-inven-0?ref=liveThe myth is that the core of Corporate America is finances. In actuality the core is intellectual property – patents, trademarks and copyrights as they generate the money. Corporate America will do anything to protect their intellectual property and innovation as evidenced by the multiple Apple vs Google duel.

Jan 21, 2012 11:30pm EST  --  Report as abuse
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