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==The Obama Administration's Stand on SOPA==

==The Obama Administration's Stand on SOPA==

On January 14, 2012, the Obama Administration issued an official statement in response to the petitions of against SOPA and PIPA. The White House pointed out that it is necessary to enact a law that will resolve online piracy by foreign websites, which is serious problem. The government strongly stated, "it will not support legislation that reduces freedom of expression, increases cybersecurity risk, or undermines the dynamic, innovative global Internet" It does not support the current provision of the SOPA that allows DNS filtering, which will put the [[DNSSEC]] deployment at risk. On the other hand, the expressed administration support to a legislation that will target online criminal activities with strong due process and encourage all internet stakeholders and legislators to work together to be able to develop a sound legislation that will best combat online piracy.<ref>

On January 14, 2012, the Obama Administration issued an official statement in response to the petitions against SOPA and [[PIPA]]. The White House pointed out that it is necessary to enact a to resolve online piracy by foreign websites, which it characterized as a serious problem. The government strongly stated, "it will not support legislation that reduces freedom of expression, increases cybersecurity risk, or undermines the dynamic, innovative global Internet." The administration did not support the provision in SOPA that allows [[DNS]] filtering, which would put [[DNSSEC]] deployment at risk. On the other hand, the administration expressed support for legislation that will target online criminal activities with strong due process and encourage all internet stakeholders and legislators to work together to be able to develop sound legislation to combat online piracy.<ref>

[http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/01/14/obama-administration-responds-we-people-petitions-sopa-and-online-piracy#.TxHV896y9Co.twitter Obama Administration Responds to We the People Petitions on SOPA and Online Piracy]</ref> Furthermore, the White House invited the petitioners of the proposed legislation to a conference call and will host an online event to "further discuss the issue with administration officials."<ref>[http://mashable.com/2012/01/16/white-house-sopa-petition/ White House Responds to Anti-SOPA Petition]</ref>

[http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/01/14/obama-administration-responds-we-people-petitions-sopa-and-online-piracy#.TxHV896y9Co.twitter Obama Administration Responds to We the People Petitions on SOPA and Online Piracy]</ref> Furthermore, the White House invited the petitioners of the proposed legislation to a conference call and announced an online event to "further discuss the issue with administration officials."<ref>[http://mashable.com/2012/01/16/white-house-sopa-petition/ White House Responds to Anti-SOPA Petition]</ref>

==Black Out Day==

==Black Out Day==