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Committee consideration by House Judiciary Committee. The Stop Online Piracy Act ( SOPA) was a proposed United States congressional bill to expand the ability of U.S. law enforcement to combat online copyright infringement and online trafficking in counterfeit goods.
- "To promote prosperity, creativity, entrepreneurship, and innovation by combating the theft of U.S. property, and for other purposes." —H.R. 3261
- House Bill 3261
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- House-Judiciary
Oct 26, 2011 · A bill introduced in 2011 to authorize the Attorney General to seek court orders against foreign sites committing or facilitating online piracy. The bill also expanded the criminal offenses of copyright infringement, trade secret misappropriation, and trafficking in counterfeit or adulterated goods or services.
Jan 20, 2012 · What is SOPA? SOPA is an acronym for the Stop Online Piracy Act. It's a proposed bill that aims to crack down on copyright infringement by restricting access to sites that host or...
Jan 26, 2022 · A decade ago, Congress considered legislation known as the Stop Online Piracy Act (in the House) and the Protect IP Act (in the Senate)—or “SOPA/PIPA”—that would have allowed rightsholders to seek a court order requiring Internet service providers (ISPs) to block the domain names of foreign infringing sites.
- Nigel Cory
Dec 22, 2011 · SOPA is a bill that aims to crack down on foreign websites that host illegal copies of content, but it also threatens the internet infrastructure and the rights of users and businesses. Learn how SOPA works, who supports it, and why it is controversial.
Learn how SOPA and PIPA, two bills promoted by Hollywood, would have censored the Internet and threatened free speech. Find out how EFF and other organizations led an online campaign to stop them in 2012.
