Legitimate vs. No Real Purpose
From Sen. Patrick Leahy, one of the co-authors of PIPA (bolding mine):
“The PROTECT IP Act will not affect Wikipedia, will not affect Reddit, and will not affect any website that has any legitimate use. A foreign rogue website is clearly defined as one that has no real purpose other than infringement. Theft and fraud on this scale undermines consumer trust in online transactions.” [source]
Deeming a website “legitimate” or having “no real purpose” seems highly subjective, yet to Sen. Leahy, this is clearly defined.
So what does that make search engines and most blogs? Legitimate, or having no real purpose? It’s this kind of ambiguity that needs to be cleared up, which is one big reason why people are protesting these bills.
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