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The Truth about the Economics Behind SOPA & PIPA

EFF, in The Truth about the Economics Behind the Blacklist Bills:

“Trotting out overblown numbers and misleading rhetoric isn’t a new tactic for Big Content. It has long advocated extremist legislative and regulatory measures to protect its industry against ‘piracy.’ “…

“As in the 1980s, the correct answer from Congress and the courts should be: no, you can’t have control of the domain name system. You may want a veto power over every new business that springs up there, but doing so would run contrary to our free market and stifle the innovation that makes the tech sector the engine of America’s economy.”