/tags/sopa SOPA en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:12:35 GMT /politics/2012-01-20/sopa-hits-the-skids-for-now The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) has been pulled by its sponsor, Texas Rep. Lamar Smith.Smith issued a statement today in response to the news that� Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:12:35 GMT /politics/2012-01-20/sopa-hits-the-skids-for-now Wells Dunbar, Texas Standard /politics/2012-01-20/senate-vote-delayed-on-pipa-its-anti-piracy-bill Support for the legislation had been slipping even before Wednesday's "black out" by Wikipedia and some other websites. Now, senators will take some time to make changes in the bill. Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:55:00 GMT /politics/2012-01-20/senate-vote-delayed-on-pipa-its-anti-piracy-bill Mark Memmott /politics/2012-01-18/texas-legislators-sound-off-on-sopa-blackout With the sponsor of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) hailing from Texas, and Austin being a high-tech hub, there’s been plenty of local reaction to the� Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:03:34 GMT /politics/2012-01-18/texas-legislators-sound-off-on-sopa-blackout Wells Dunbar, Texas Standard /politics/2012-01-18/how-is-the-sopa-blackout-affecting-austin A wave of coordinated protests against the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the companion PROTECT Intellectual Property Act (PIPA) are “blacking out”� Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:06:41 GMT /politics/2012-01-18/how-is-the-sopa-blackout-affecting-austin Wells Dunbar, Texas Standard /politics/2012-01-13/austin-takes-case-against-stop-online-piracy-act-sopa-to-john-cornyn The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) has provoked a firestorm of controversy online.Ostensibly drafted to crack down on piracy of films, music, and other� Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:00:50 GMT /politics/2012-01-13/austin-takes-case-against-stop-online-piracy-act-sopa-to-john-cornyn Wells Dunbar, Texas Standard