Smith, pictured, eliminated DNS blocking from the SOPA bill over the weekend
(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Over the weekend, the Obama administration released a statement in response to the SOPA and PIPA bills. According to the letter, the White House would not support any bill that would inhibit business innovation, create new cybersecurity risks or disrupt the Domain Name System.
On Monday, reports claimed that House majority leader Eric Cantor delayed the SOPA vote until a consensus on the bill was reached.
“Majority Leader Cantor has assured me that we will continue to work to address outstanding concerns and work to build consensus prior to any anti-piracy legislation coming before the House for a vote,” U.S. House Judiciary Committee Member Congressman Darrell Issa said in a statement.
Congressman Lamar Smith said he plans to remove a provision in SOPA that requires ISPs to block access to certain websites.
“After consultation with industry groups across the country, I feel we should remove Domain Name System blocking from the Stop Online Piracy Act so that the Committee can further examine the issues surrounding this provision,” Smith said in a statement. “We will continue to look for ways to ensure that foreign websites cannot sell and distribute illegal content to US consumers.”
Industry groups like Save Hosting have been instrumental in informing public opinion on the SOPA and PIPA bills and creating widespread opposition. Web hosts have also been vocal on how SOPA would impact their business. While SOPA may be delayed, PIPA could still pass, so Save Hosting will switch gears to raising PIPA awareness, according to Save Hosting co-founder and ServInt COO Christian Dawson. Dawson recently sat on a panel at CES in Las Vegas.
It appears that an anti-SOPA rally in New York is still planned for Wednesday, and Reddit and Tucows will join in with a blackout protest of SOPA, according to a report by Mashable.
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