Politics & Government
More Info Needed About Online Piracy: Issa
Temecula's Congressman says Washington needs much more information in regards to proposed anti-internet piracy bills.
Congressman Darrel Issa (R- Calif.) is calling for further discussion on how to protect the internet in regards to anti-piracy bills currently in Congress.
Issa was part of a Congressional group that visited the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, where he told C-SPAN that he believes more information is needed before Congress can consider any anti-piracy bills.
“Before the end of this Congress,” Issa said, “we need to have Members of Congress understand the scope of the problem of piracy, the history of how you stop piracy – basically ‘follow the money,’ shut down the money or the advertising trail – and then make a decision on what court structure would be the best, whether it’s the International Trade Commission, which is administrative law judges or, as SOPA suggests, federal courts, or some third entity.”
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The proposed Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) act and the Protect IP Act (PIPA) caused and estimated 7,000 websites, including Wikipedia, to close down for a day of protest last week.
Issa has co-sponsored an alternative act, the Online Protection and Enforcement of Digital Trade (OPEN) which is currently in the House Judiciary committee.
