The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) appears to be dead, at least in its current form. Six Republicans who previously supported PIPA asked Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to postpone a scheduled Jan. 24 vote on the bill. SOPA is backed mainly by the entertainment industry, which is seeking the help of government to block online file-sharing operations based overseas, also known as “rogue sites” SOPA supporters say it would also eliminate safe harbors and allow global Internet censorship.”]
Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/2130720/tide-turns-against-sopa–but-it-s-not-dead-yet.html