The legislation gives the government the authority to tamper with Internet search results by requiring firms like Google to block links to infringing websites.
The Unintended Consequences of Internet Regulation
By Heritage Foundation Rob Bluey——Bio and Archives--December 28, 2011
Would you be outraged if the Department of Justice shut down The Foundry without any warning and blocked access for more than a year?
That’s exactly what happened to a hip-hop blog called Dajaz1.com, which was falsely accused of criminal copyright infringement. The blog posted music from artists promoting their work. But federal authorities viewed it differently. They seized the domain name, then shared virtually no information with its owner for more than year. Only recently did they quietly drop the case.
The government’s handling of this hip-hop blog is fueling fears about legislation moving quickly through Congress that addresses copyright infringement and online piracy.
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