Anti-Piracy Bill Shelved

Here is the link for this piece;
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/story/2012-01-20/anti-piracy-bills-halted/52698192/1the

For anyone who uses the web or maintains a blog or site, take note. Write your congressional representative and voice your opinion re any compromise, and remind them of The Fair Use Doctrine, found in Title 17 of the United States Code, dealing with Intellectual Property and Copyright.

For now, we are all safe, but this bill is just an excuse to censor and limite freedom of speech and freedom on the web.

I don't often voice my political opinions, because I believe that there really are two sides to every story, but this one was too much.

Research of any kind takes us into areas sometimes controversial, and even unsavory. Only by knowing and studying can we erase ignorance and prejudice, and only by a Free Press and free inquiry can we truly educate ourselves.

My love of dolls and collecting has led me into all types of research media and writing, and I would hate to see anyone limited because of this bill, or anything like it.

Good luck, everyone, and long live Freedom of Speech and Press.