After a seven hour debate and vote, the fate of Cispa was revealed. "[Cispa] cleared the House by a comfortable margin of 248 to 168" (McCullagh).

Cispa 1

McCullagh

How CISPA would affect you (faq)

Source Card

Key: PIPA 1

Staff, CityBeat. "PIPA is the new SOPA."

     sdcitybeat. san diego city beat, 2012.

     Web. 2 May 2012. <http://www.sdcity

     beat.com/sandiego/article-10012-pipa-

     is-the-new-sopa.html>.

Source Card

Key: CISPA 1

McCullagh, D.. "How CISPA would affect

     you ." Cnet . N.p., 2012. Web. 2 May

     2012. <http://news.cnet.com/8301-3192

     1_3-57422693-281/how-cispa-would-aff

     ect-you-faq/>.

As opposed to popular belief, it doesn't give, "...the NSA or Homeland Security any additional surveillance authority... But it would usher in a new era of information sharing between companies and government agencies -- with limited oversight and privacy safeguards. " (McCullagh).

Cispa 1

McCullagh

How CISPA would affect you (faq)

"...under existing federal law, any person or company who helps someone 'intercept any wire, oral, or electronic communication'--unless specifically authorized by law--could face criminal charges."(McCullagh) But CISPA trumps those laws.

Cispa 1

McCullagh

How CISPA would affect you (faq)

Pipa is less recognized, but it's the twin to SOPA, a similar act. "Copyright holders want to give themselves and the U.S. Department of Justice the power to block websites accused of infringement."(Staff)

PIPA 1

Staff

PIPA is the new SOPA

Risks:

"Experts and Internet engineers, who were conspicuously not invited to testify before the House committee, have issued warnings that SOPA could undermine the global domain system and create gaping network-security holes."(Staff)

This is because of the extent to which the House knows about the internet. That is to say, not much.

PIPA 1

Staff

PIPA is the new SOPA

Source Card

Key: OPEN 1

DesMarais, C.. "SOPA, PIPA Stalled:

     Meet the OPEN Act." Pcworld.

     PCWorld Communications, 2012.

     Web. 2 May 2012.  <http://ww 

     w.pcworld.com/article/248525/

     sopa_pipa_stalled_meet_the_

     open_act.html>.

The Online Protection and Enforcement of Digital Trade Act

This new bill, "delivers stronger intellectual property rights for American artists and innovators."(DesMarais)

But while it does this, it also tries to keep the internet open and free. Something a bit missing from SOPA and PIPA.

OPEN 1

DesMarais

SOPA, PIPA Stalled: Meet the OPEN Act

Introduced by Rep. Darrell Issa, OPEN would be handled by "the International Trade Commission (ITC) instead of the Justice Department"(DesMarais). Issa's site, http://www.keepthewebopen.com/ , asks for comments from people.

OPEN 1

DesMarais

SOPA, PIPA Stalled: Meet the OPEN Act

Source Card

SOPA 1

Newman, Jared. "Congress Puts SOPA,

     PIPA on Hold." PC World. PC World,

     2012. Web. 2 May 2012. <http://

     www.pcworld.com/article/248468

     /congress_puts_sopa_pipa_on_

     hold.html

"Rocked by Internet protests, the U.S. Congress is postponing action on the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect IP Act"(Newman).

Possibly because of the protests coming into play.

On the day of protest there was, "[a] Google Doodle [that was censored] and [There were] blackouts of Wikipedia, Craigslist and Reddit"(Newman).

Several groups stopped supporting SOPA and PIPA after these protests

SOPA 1

Newman

Congress Puts SOPA, PIPA on Hold

"The bills are commonly associated with media piracy, but may also apply to counterfeit consumer goods and medication."(Newman)

These acts use a method to stop a site in question "...rights holders to seek court orders requiring payment providers, advertisers, and search engines to stop doing business with an infringing site."(Newman)

SOPA 2

Newman

SOPA and PIPA: Just the Facts

Source Card

Key: SOPA 2

Newman, Jared. "SOPA and PIPA: Just

     the Facts." PCWorld. PCWorld

     Communications, 17 J. Web. 2 May

     2012. <http://www.pcworld.com/

     article/248298/sopa_and_pipa_

     just_the_facts.html

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ACTA 1

"Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement

     (ACTA)." Office of the united

     states trade representative. United

     States Trade Representative, n.d.

     Web. 2 May 2012. <http://www.u

     str.gov/acta>.

ACTA is a high standard act that enforces IP rights. This act aims to "deepen international cooperation" (Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA)). As this infers, it is used to have Intellectual Property protected throughout multiple countries instead of limited to just one.

ACTA 1

Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA)

Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA)

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Key: ACTA 2

"Anti-Counterfeiting Trade

     Agreement." Electronic

     frontier foundation.

     Electronic Frontier

     Foundation, 2012. Web.

     3 May 2012. <https://w

     ww.eff.org/issues/acta>.

"ACTA is being negotiated by a select group of industrialized countries..."("Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement."). They are trying to perfect a new way of protecting Intellectual Property worldwide.

ACTA 2

"Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement."

Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement

The Dartmouth says that the piracy acts "would likely affect Dartmouth students who pirate media or frequent smaller websites that link to external content..." (lReichblum). You would be able to obtain court orders on a site with any sort of copyrighted material. May it be a random logo or full fledged movie.

Piracy Acts 1

lReichblum

Piracy acts could impact students 

Source Card

Key: Piracy Acts 1

lReichblum, Noah. "Piracy Acts Could Impact Students."

     Dartmouth. N.p., 2012. Web. 3 May 2012.

     <http://thedartmouth.com/2012/01/19/news/sopa>.