Key Protect IP backer shies away after discovering risks

A key Protect IP backer has started to back away from bill, introduced by the Senate last year. According to the Wall Street Journal, Sen. Patrick Leahy, a Vermont Democrat, has said that the believed a new provision in the bill would require “more study.” The provision would give the US attorney general the ability to seek court orders forcing ISPs to block an infringing website’s domain names or URL.
The Protect IP Act is the Senate equivalent of the controversial House SOPA ACT. SOPA has seen companies with vested interests in protecting their intellectual property, including Sony and Nintendo, backing away from their support of the legislation following a overwhelming negative reaction f... »read more

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