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Ron Wyden, has once again taken a stand against his own party to defend what he sees as the inherent right to free speech on the Internet, placing a hold on a bill that could force search engines and Internet service providers to block websites deemed to be 'infringing' on copyrights. The Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act -- or 'PROTECT IP' for short was part of a second attempt to pass provisions of the Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act (COICA), which failed to clear Congress during its last session thanks to a parliamentary maneuver by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR). And once again, Wyden has stepped forward to ensure those measures do not pass. 'In December of last year I placed a hold on similar legislation, commonly called COICA, because I felt the costs of the legislation far outweighed the benefits,' |
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