At approximately 10:00pm EST yesterday, Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) had the following status posted on her official Facebook page: Senator Ayotte announced today that she will withdraw her cosponsorship of the Protect IP Act: “America’s innovators and consumers need to be protected from the very real problem of online piracy. However, the overwhelming input I’ve …

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New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte is still a co-sponsor and supporter of PIPA–the Protect Intellectual Property Act. It is the Senate counterpart of SOPA–the House’s Stop Online Piracy Act. Both measures would allow the Federal Government to shut down websites without warrant on the mere allegation of copyright infringement. Both bills have been the subject …

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