Did you link to the correct article? I can’t find the text in your post... (hope it’s accurate!)
I found the story with a Google search, but it seems that most all of the sources are UK news services. You would think that this would appear in the US media outlets as it affected the US.
From one of the articles
“In response, Sopa supporter News Corp Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch, said on Twitter: “So Obama has thrown in his lot with Silicon Valley paymasters who threaten all software creators with piracy, plain thievery.”
http://www.lbc.co.uk/us-crackdown-on-web-piracy-shelved-49837