SOPA

The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives a day ahead of schedule, even as the threat of a presidential veto hangs over it.

The U.S. Internet community had a win last week when major websites united with supporters of Internet freedom and succeeded in halting the passage of two controversial Internet antipiracy bills.

The New York technology community is worried about possible ramifications of proposed legislation that they say would threaten innovation on the Internet and quickly undermine the city’s thriving technology sector.

Mozilla, WordPress, MoveOn, and TwitPic are joining Wikipedia and Reddit, as well as other sites, in joining the protest against controversial antipiracy legislation.

The ground is beginning to shake beneath the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) Internet censorship bill, introduced by House Judiciary Chairman Lamar Smith last month.