Intellectual Property
Dec. 16, 2011
Online piracy bill stirs fierce divisions in Congress
Debate over a controversial online piracy bill threw the House Judiciary Committee into chaos Thursday, as the typical decorum dissolved at times in the face of bipartisan bickering and an open revolt to derail the proceedings.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
WASHINGTON - Debate over a controversial online piracy bill threw the House Judiciary Committee into chaos Thursday, as typical decorum dissolved at times in the face of bipartisan bickering and an open revolt to derail the proceedings.
The hearing to amend and approve the legislation got off to an inauspicious start. San Jose Democrat Rep. Zoe Lofgren - a committed opponent of the legislation - in...
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