SOPA Halted

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-57362783-17/sopa-halted-in-house/?tag=mncol;3n

I feel that intellectual property over the net has not been adequately protected by its owners or the government for a very long time. The government is finally making a move toward preventing this theft through S.O.P.A. After the public caught wind of S.O.P.A., the overwhelming majority of internet junkies and large web organizations disproved of it as overcompensating. It's interesting that many companies like Google went as far as protesting openly on their websites. I think it's good that government is tying to step up to protecting American property from foreign thieves and also listening closely to criticism. I agree that S.O.P.A. is to overreaching in its ability  to censor the internet, but something must be done to help protect valuable intellectual property.