[kictanet] Obama spikes SOPA

[Alice Munyua]

  Obama Says So Long SOPA, Killing Controversial Internet Piracy Legislation

The growing anti-SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) support that has swept 
through the gaming and Internet community found a very big ally today. 
With websites like Reddit and Wikipedia and gaming organizations like 
Major League Gaming 
<http://www.forbes.com/sites/johngaudiosi/2012/01/17/major-league-gaming-ceo-sundance-digiovanni-speaks-out-against-sopa-and-pipa/> 
prepared for a blackout on January 18^th – the same day that the House 
Judiciary Committee hearing on HR 3261was scheduled in Washington 
<http://www.forbes.com/places/dc/washington/>, DC – President Barack 
Obama <http://www.forbes.com/profile/barack-obama/> has stepped in and 
said he would not support the bill.

SOPA has been delayed, for now. The House has agreed to revisit the 
issue next month, but they now know the White House will veto any bill 
that’s not more narrowly focused.


READ MORE: 
http://www.forbes.com/sites/johngaudiosi/2012/01/16/obama-says-so-long-sopa-killing-controversial-internet-piracy-legislation/




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