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| − | Ladies and gentleman, bid farewell to the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect IP Act. They’re both being tabled and sent to legislative limbo. How did that happen when just a few days ago it seemed like debates about the bills only existed online? | + | <div align=justify>Ladies and gentleman, bid farewell to the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect IP Act. They’re both being tabled and sent to legislative limbo. How did that happen when just a few days ago it seemed like debates about the bills only existed online? |
Join us for a trip through time as we examine just how SOPA and PIPA were taken down. | Join us for a trip through time as we examine just how SOPA and PIPA were taken down. | ||
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Friday morning, Reid canceled a PIPA vote that would’ve moved the bill forward in the Senate. Hours later, Smith announced he was tabling his bill as well. | Friday morning, Reid canceled a PIPA vote that would’ve moved the bill forward in the Senate. Hours later, Smith announced he was tabling his bill as well. | ||
| − | With those decisions, both bills were cast into Congressional purgatory. Could they be resurrected? Perhaps. But for now we can say “adieu.” | + | With those decisions, both bills were cast into Congressional purgatory. Could they be resurrected? Perhaps. But for now we can say “adieu.”</div> |
''Taken from http://mashable.com'' | ''Taken from http://mashable.com'' | ||
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