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definition of PIPA
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the Protect IP Act: a bill presented in the US Senate which would enable the US Justice Department to act against websites anywhere in the world if they were thought to be breaking US copyright laws
In an unusually blunt statement, Obama administration officials signaled that the White House would not support parts of two bills wending their way through Congress -- the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect Intellectual Property Act (PIPA) that critics say would limit freedom of speech on the Internet and unfairly punish legitimate websites.
Submitted from United Kingdom on 19/01/2012 11:18:00
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