Pursuits
Congress Shelves Hollywood-Backed Piracy Bills After Web Protest
This article is for subscribers only.
U.S. Senate and House leaders shelved Hollywood-backed anti-piracy legislation days after a global online protest by Google Inc. and Wikipedia eroded congressional support.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid today canceled a Jan. 24 procedural vote on the Senate measure, the Protect IP Act, while House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith said his panel would postpone consideration of the House bill, the Stop Online Piracy Act.