A Key Element of SOPA Is Back

A key element of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) that was shot down by popular dissent in 2012 is back.

It is reemerging in a report from the Commerce Department’s Internet Policy Task Force -- and protesters are back on We the People. The Commerce proposal would make it a felony to stream copyrighted works without permission. That might include the parody and homage music videos that clog the pores of YouTube A petition to “Stop SOPA 2013” has received more than 88,000 signatures since it was posted August 22 and is well on its way to acquiring the 100,000 signatures necessary for an official White House response.