Yes! SOPA and PIPA bills did not pass today; they got postponed. They are poorly written and must not be passed in the present state in which they are written. Headlines at Forbes say, "Obama says so long SOPA, Killing controversial internet piracy legislation."
Many big website owners today such as Wikipedia, Reddit and Major League Gaming blacked out today. I was affected by the Warrior Forum's blackout, and noticed that Wordpress.org and Wordpress.com also joined the protest.
So apparently what happened is that Obama stepped in and said that he wouldn't support the bill. Good move.
I heard that a certain domain name registrar (the one with racing car girls in tight shirts) supported the bill and lost 10,000 customers within hours over that. Ouch!...They withdrew their statement. But please don't quote me on that. Go look it up. I hope I haven't spread a rumor. Well, it will be interesting to see what happens next.
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