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  • DNS provision pulled from SOPA, victory for opponents

    01/13/2012 3:55:36 PM PST · by Smogger · 42 replies
    CNET News ^ | January 13, 2012 1:27 PM PST | DNS provision pulled from SOPA, victory for opponents
    In a move the technology sector will surely see as a victory, a controversial antipiracy bill being debated in Congress will no longer include a provision that would require ISPs to block access to overseas Web sites accused of piracy. Rep. Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas), one of the biggest backers of the Stop Online Piracy Act, today said he plans to remove the Domain Name System or DNS-blocking provision. "After consultation with industry groups across the country," Smith said in a statement released by his office, "I feel we should remove DNS-blocking from the Stop Online Piracy Act so that...