Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Lamar Smith R-Texas, expressed concerns over the scope of the Stop Online Piracy Act by saying that he was uncertain whether the Justice Department should be allowed to obtain court orders demanding that ISPs prevent users from visiting blacklisted websites, websites accused of infringing on intellectual property.
Under intense fire from the technology sector, it now appears that the bill will be amended. -db
From a commentary in Wired, November 16, 2011, by David Kravets.