Google representative Katherin Oyama told the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday that the Stop Online Piracy Act could threaten innovation and entrepreneurship by creating a “cloud of legal uncertainty.” (0:15)
Opposing the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) for fear that it could shut down websites for the actions of one user, Google representative Katherine Oyama told the House Judiciary Committee that the way to stop online piracy is by eliminating the incentive to do so, not regulating third party websites. (0:24)
At a House Judiciary hearing on a bill designed to curb online piracy, Rep. Ted Deutch (D-Fla.) said doing nothing to combat piracy would discourage future innovators “because they’re not going to be compensated for their work.” (0:15)
Under-Secretary-General Patricia O’Brien says the cost of Somali piracy has risen to astronomical levels. 44% of the near three hundred hijackings in the first 9 months of 2010 were caused by Somalis, many of whom believe that they are exacting justice on foreign vessels for dumping toxic waste and fishing illegally. (00:21)
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Is a pirate attack on a U.S. ship an attack against America?
Congressman Gene Taylor (D-Missi) asks Ambassador Stephen Mull, Acting under Secretary for International Security and Arms Control for the U.S. State Department whether a ship, targeted by pirates, baring the American flag, would be treated as committing an attack against America. Mull’s response was inconclusive, and Congressman Taylor and Chairman Skelton have asked the Ambassador to submit a written statement outlining in detail, to the committee how this crime is dealt with under international and domestic law.
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