Google and Facebook are outraged new ' piracy ' bill

The largest Internet companies, including the social network Facebook, Google search and service microblogging Twitter, expressed dissatisfaction with the new draft laws to combat online piracy, seeing in them a threat to the industry.
This is a bill to combat online piracy (Stop Online Piracy Act, SOPA) and the protection of IP- addresses (Protect IP Act, PIPA), which are considered in the U.S. House of Representatives. According to The Daily Telegraph, the bills provided U.S. authorities new powers to the full blocking of websites, which are caught in violation of intellectual property. In particular, the closure of the site that hosts pirated content, do not require court approval. The bills were approved by the major movie studios and record companies in the U.S..
An open letter to the U.S. Congress signed by Google, Facebook, Twitter, AOL, Yahoo, LinkedIn, eBay, Mozilla and Zynga. ' We support the goals stated in the draft legislation - to provide additional tools to combat foreign ' rogue sites ' that violate copyrights or distribute counterfeit goods ' - said in their appeal.
On the other hand, emphasizes the group, the bills in their current form would force legitimate sites continuously monitor the content of their services, which in some cases it is not possible.
Internet giants have also expressed outrage that the new laws are a threat to the so-called ' safe haven ', the newspaper. ' Since their introduction in 1998. They were the cornerstone of growth and success of technology and Internet industry U.S. ...
Under current law, companies such as Google, to provide users with such a blogging hosting service without fear of lawsuits for copyright infringement. In such cases, the company could remove the video or audio recording, receiving notification from the owner.