Internet crusaders claimed victory Friday after the anti-piracy bills they?ve been fighting to kill took another step closer to the grave.
When Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas) shelved the votes on PIPA and SOPA, vocal protesters took to Twitter and Facebook ? two platforms that were instrumental in spreading word of the virtual protest and helped mobilize Netizens ? to cheer their win and thank the lawmakers who supported their cause.
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?Internet 1, Congress 0,? tweeted Patrick Ruffini, a digital strategist who runs a group called Don?t Censor the Net that has been strongly against SOPA and PIPA.
?Dems, Sen. Reid has just saved u from a lot of embarrassment/loss of support,? tweeted Public Knowledge co-founder Gigi Sohn. ?But there will be a next time.?
Indeed, the fiery fight over how to preserve copyright on the Internet is far from over. Lawmakers on both sides are calling for continued talks to try to work out a reasonable solution, and Reid?s statement left room to resurrect the legislation in the Senate. Former Sen. Chris Dodd, head of the Motion Picture Association of America, said in a statement that he hopes the collapse of SOPA and PIPA will be a teaching moment.
?With today?s announcement, we hope the dynamics of the conversation can change and become a sincere discussion about how best to protect the millions of American jobs affected by the theft of American intellectual property,? Dodd said in a statement. ?The threat posed by these criminal operations has been widely acknowledged by even the most ardent critics.
It is incumbent that they now sincerely work with all of us to achieve a meaningful solution to this critically important goal.?
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), sponsor of an alternative bill, credited the Internet backlash for taking out SOPA. He said shelving the bills ?removes the imminent threat to the Internet? but warned ?it?s not over yet.?
?It is clear that Congress needs to have more discussion and education about the workings of the Internet before it moves forward on sweeping legislation to address intellectual property theft on the Internet,? Issa said.
On Twitter, some were thanking Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) for taking a stand against PIPA despite the wide bipartisan support it had already garnered.
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