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January 20, 2012

Wyden and Moran Respond to the Postponing of Protect IP Vote in the Senate

Washington, D.C. - Following the announcement from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid that the vote on the Protect IP Act scheduled for Tuesday will be postponed, U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Jerry Moran (R- Kan.) released the following statements. Wyden and Moran are the lead Senate co-sponsors of The OPEN Act, an alternative to Protect IP. Senator Wyden's Statement: "Senator Reid's decision to pull PIPA from the floor is the right one. Legislation impacting the future of the … Continue Reading


January 13, 2012

Wyden Statement on the Letter to Senator Reid Calling for More Time to Consider PIPA and Dropping of DNS Provision in SOPA

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) issued the following statement in response to a letter sent from six members of the Senate Judiciary Committee including Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R- Iowa) asking Majority Leader Harry Reid(D- Nev.) to delay consideration of the Protect IP Act (PIPA), citing concerns that substantive issues in the legislation have not been addressed. Wyden also responds to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith's (R-Texas) proposed removal of … Continue Reading


December 17, 2011

Wyden, Moran, Cantwell Introduce IP Protection Bill that Will Not Break the Net

Washington, D.C. - As the House Judiciary Committee considers a bill that sacrifices innovation and an open and secure Internet, U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and a bipartisan coalition of Senators including Jerry Moran (R-Kansas) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) introduced legislation to use import trade laws to protect intellectual property without catastrophic effects to the Internet. The Online Protection and Enforcement of Digital Trade Act (OPEN) will build on the existing legal … Continue Reading


December 08, 2011

Wyden-Issa Release Draft Digital Trade Legislation

Washington, D.C. Unveiling a proposal that both fights the unauthorized sale of digital goods and protects Internet security, commerce and speech, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and U.S. Congressman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) today released a draft text of legislation that would use trade laws to address the flow of infringing digital goods into the United States. The draft legislation is based on the broad legislative framework that U.S. Senators Cantwell, Moran, Warner and Wyden and U.S. … Continue Reading

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