SOPA opponents unveil "Digital Bill of Rights"

SOPA Analysis: “Cybersecurity” bill endangers privacy rights Slow learner? MPAA chief hints at talks to revive SOPA White House IP czar: anti-piracy laws should not block free speech The “Digital Bill of Rights” debuted at the Personal Democracy Forum in New York City on Monday. The document draft comes from Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) and Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), two key figures in the battle against SOPA. Issa and Wyden created the Digital Bill of Rights because they were concerned about what seemed like a legal oxymoron: lawmakers trying to regulate the Internet without understanding how individuals use it. “Government is flying blind, interfering and regulating without understanding even the basics,” Issa wrote on his website,  KeepTheWebOpen.com  (you can find a draft of the Digital Bill of Rights there)

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