The European Parliament has recently voiced its opinion concerning the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) by adopting a resolution which criticises domain names  seizures of “infringing” websites by US authorities.

According to the resolution, these measures need to be countered as they endanger “the integrity of the global internet and freedom of communication”. With this stance, the Parliament has joins an ever-growing list of opposition to the SOPA.

This tool for seizingdomain names has been used by US authorities since 2010 when they have decided that websites are deemed to facilitate copyright infringement.

Nevertheless, last month, Rep. Lamar Smith of Texas announced the SOPA to the House of Representatives, one of the measures proposed in the bill is to give copyright holders the right to seize domain names if they deem that a foreign site is infringing their rights. This created a backlash of criticism from the public, legal experts and civil liberty groups.

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