DNS provision pulled from SOPA, victory for opponents

Re:DNS provision pulled from SOPA, victory for opponents by greyfade on Friday January 13, 2012 @05:35PM (#3462697)

The DNS provision was NOT pulled.

Smith has simply chosen to delay its implementation. It's still in there, it just won't come into effect until "after a study has been done on its effects."

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Re:DNS provision pulled from SOPA, victory for opponents by thebigshane on Friday January 13, 2012 @06:21PM (#3462843)

   "I feel we should remove DNS-blocking from the Stop 
   Online Piracy Act so that the [U.S. House Judiciary] 
   Committee can further examine the issues surrounding 
   this provision.

   "We will continue to look for ways," Smith continued, 
   "to ensure that foreign Web sites cannot sell and 
   distribute illegal content to U.S. consumers."

While I don't doubt they may to try to introduce something similar in another bill, it looks like they are pulling it out. What have you seen/heard that says differently?

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Re:DNS provision pulled from SOPA, victory for opponents by astrodust on Saturday January 14, 2012 @02:24AM (#3463729)

I guess finding these sites, then prosecuting the owners through existing legal channels is just too damned hard.

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Re:DNS provision pulled from SOPA, victory for opponents by thebigshane on Sunday January 15, 2012 @07:19PM (#3468770)

I don't think there are existing legal channels for foreign sites.

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