NEW: Internet Piracy Bills Postponed
Friday, January 20, 2012
Days after several major websites -including Wikipedia- protested the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith said his committee will not consider the bill until an agreement is reached.
The Protect IP Act, co-sponsored by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, has also been delayed in the Senate, according the Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.
The other members of Rhode Island's Congressional Delegation said they were opposed to the legislation.