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Bone of contention is the bill H.R. 3261, also known as Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). The law is to curb copyright infringement and distribution of pirated copies. In its current form put SOPA - the merger of Google, eBay, Facebook, AOL, Mozilla, LinkedIn, Twitter, Yahoo! and Zynga, according to - but a threat to the freedom of the Internet dar.
Invitation to Internet censorship
Over the objections of the Internet companies spoke yesterday, 16 November, Google's policy adviser Katherine Oyamar before the internal legal committee of the House of Representatives. According to their opinion brings about the law that every web site operator is liable for the acts on his side. For example, an online auction house eBay would have to be liable as if counterfeiting of branded products were sold through the platform.
Be because the actual adjuster come often from abroad and therefore difficult to grasp, is the law in to the website operators. Even if they do not notice the illegal acts, it could offer without upstream process to be closed by the authorities. Oyamar stressed that this would prevent many persons from new Internet companies to set up, because they would fear the legal consequences. Also invite a law that shutdowns of sites due to causes of illegal acts of third parties, one for Internet censorship.
Over the objections of the Internet companies spoke yesterday, 16 November, Google's policy adviser Katherine Oyamar before the internal legal committee of the House of Representatives. According to their opinion brings about the law that every web site operator is liable for the acts on his side. For example, an online auction house eBay would have to be liable as if counterfeiting of branded products were sold through the platform.
Be because the actual adjuster come often from abroad and therefore difficult to grasp, is the law in to the website operators. Even if they do not notice the illegal acts, it could offer without upstream process to be closed by the authorities. Oyamar stressed that this would prevent many persons from new Internet companies to set up, because they would fear the legal consequences. Also invite a law that shutdowns of sites due to causes of illegal acts of third parties, one for Internet censorship.
First stage in the process legeslativen
Google and Co., had the right to a joint committee to draft an alternative to work, which also protect the copyrights, but not endangering the freedom of the Internet. SOPA is currently still in the first step of the process legeslativen. Whether it actually comes to a vote on the law is thus not yet clear. It is not the only bill against the civil rights become active. Even the "Free Bieber" law S.978 stands for some time in the discussion.
Google and Co., had the right to a joint committee to draft an alternative to work, which also protect the copyrights, but not endangering the freedom of the Internet. SOPA is currently still in the first step of the process legeslativen. Whether it actually comes to a vote on the law is thus not yet clear. It is not the only bill against the civil rights become active. Even the "Free Bieber" law S.978 stands for some time in the discussion.
