Web Censorship Bill Sails Through Senate Committee

There need not even be illegal content on a site—links alone will qualify a site for digital death

WIRED Nov 18, 2010 | Who says Congress never gets anything done?

On Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approved a bill that would give the Attorney General the right to shut down websites with a court order if copyright infringement is deemed “central to the activity” of the site—regardless if the website has actually committed a crime. The Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act (COICA) is among the most draconian laws ever considered to combat…

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