Internet Privacy

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First Hearing for Stop Online Piracy Act

With a title like Stop Online Piracy Act, one would think people would be flocking to support the bill, but just the opposite is true. Today the House Judiciary Committee held its first hearing on the Stop Online Piracy Act (H.R. 3261), otherwise known as “SOPA.”

Osterman Research
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Eye on Messaging
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