The lawmaker behind SOPA introduced amendments that dramatically water it down, reports Wired's David Kravets. Unfortunately, the amended plan "still gives legal immunity to financial institutions and ad networks that choose to boycott “rogue” sites," among other problems.

  • Erin W

    Those provisions seem designed to target Wikileaks or similar, full stop.

  • mkultra

    I personally don’t see why any business shouldn’t have the right to determine who they want to do business with.
    “We reserve the right to refuse to do business with anyone.”

    • http://marjaerwin.livejournal.com/ Marja Erwin

      One major problem is when the State Department starts pressuring them not to do business with Wikileaks, or the intelligence agencies start pressuring them to spy on customers. Pushing back isn’t ideal, but it’s better than not pushing back, and getting squashed by censorship.

    • Guest

      How about, “I reserve the right to state that you are unfairly competing with me and have you shut down without evidence or due process, and I insist on the ability to do so without fear of reprisal if I undertake a campaign of shutdowns for competitive, punitive, or simply incorrect reasons. I furthermore insist that this process be as automated as possible, and that your defense and recovery be limited, inconvenient, and time-consuming.”