Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Rep. Darrell Issa introduces bill on Reddit that would prevent new internet laws for 2 years

Bill signing (Public Domain)

Representative Darrell Issa (R-CA) was one of the most outspoken opponents of the Stop Online Piracy Act, and since that legislative battle, the California lawmaker has ramped up his involvement in internet issues and communities in stated support of a free and open internet. Now, he's proposing a big legislative time-out in the form of a moratorium on new internet regulations for the next two years. It's certainly a strange move considering that Congress typically doesn't vote away its ability to do its job, but it's a defensive tactic that could resonate with an internet audience that expressed concern about having to play whack-a-mole with bad internet laws following SOPA.


The bill, named The Internet Moratorium Act (IAMA), is...


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