Sentence examples for piracy legislation from inspiring English sources

Share this: Programmer and political activist Aaron Swartz addresses a rally in Manhattan to oppose Internet piracy legislation.

But at the same time, administration officials say they don't plan to reverse their position that major elements of the piracy legislation sought by Hollywood go too far.

Studies used by the supporters of the defeated piracy legislation have tended to exaggerate piracy's economic costs and threat to jobs.

However, Chris Dodd, the chief executive of the Motion Picture Association of America, speaking for content producers that back the anti piracy legislation, called the blackout a "gimmick".

I called Christopher J. Dodd, the former senator who now runs the motion picture association and who was on the receiving end of a full-fledged Web revolt after his organization's support of unpopular piracy legislation in January.

The latest revelation comes amid a fierce debate over America's own plans to pass online piracy legislation that critics claim will damage the infrastructure of the internet and restrict free speech.

That winter, Heritage joined the chorus of groups weighing in against the anti-piracy legislation.

In January they helped defeat Hollywood-sponsored anti-piracy legislation, best known by the acronym SOPA, in America's Congress.

But despite the victories, the tech community remained concerned that anti-piracy legislation would be rushed through Congress.

Days after anti-piracy legislation stalled in Congress, the U.S. Department of Justice coordinated an unprecedented raid on the Hong Kong-based website Megaupload.com.

When Congress tried to pass anti-piracy legislation in 2011, he helped lead an Internet campaign against the legislation — a campaign that I found a little overheated.