The White House delivered a body blow to the Stop Online Piracy Act when it announced Saturday that it opposed major elements in two Congressional bills that were intended to curb copyright violations on the Internet. The reactions were immediate. Rupert Murdoch, chief executive of News. Corp., attacked the White House in an onslaught of Twitter messages Saturday night, stating that “Obama has thrown in his lot with Silicon Valley paymasters.” He also called Google a “piracy leader.” Google fired back, reportedly calling Murdoch’s allegations against it “nonsense.”
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SOPA on the Ropes as White House Voices Doubts
Posted by: Rob Spiegel January 16, 2012 12:30 PMThe White House delivered a body blow to the Stop Online Piracy Act when it announced Saturday that it opposed major elements in two Congressional bills that were intended to curb copyright violations on the Internet. The reactions were immediate. Rupert Murdoch, chief executive of News. Corp., attacked the White House in an onslaught of Twitter messages Saturday night, stating that “Obama has thrown in his lot with Silicon Valley paymasters.” He also called Google a “piracy leader.” Google fired back, reportedly calling Murdoch’s allegations against it “nonsense.”