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Internet Anti-Piracy Bill Would Chill Free Expression

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A bill in the House to fight online piracy would cripple online innovation and free expression.

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Copyright owners have struggled to find an effective mechanism to fight the wide-scale online piracy of their intellectual property. Understandably, Congress wants to help. Legislation the House is now considering, however, takes a blunderbuss approach that would cripple online innovation, chill online free expression, subvert the inner workings of Internet...

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