Analysis: Internet Blacklist Bill Is Roadmap to ‘the End’ of the Internet

The rhetoric on both sides of the debate concerning the Stop Online Piracy Act almost peaked when Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) said the House proposal "would mean the end of the internet as we know it."

Weeks after the Silicon Valley representative’s comments, the vitriol reached a crescendo Wednesday during the measure’s first hearing before the House Judiciary Committee, when Registrar of Copyrights Maria Pallante testified the U.S. copyright system would "fail" if Congress does not take action.

"The rhetoric around this bill is over the top," said Rep. Howard Berman, the California Democrat whose district includes Hollywood.

Lofgren’s statements, however, aren’t that farfetched. Not if you actually read the bill.

By David Kravets

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