Congress reassesses anti-piracy legislation as opposition spreads online

Today, thousands of websites are protesting internet censorship in what’s being billed as one the biggest online demonstrations in history. Wikipedia, Wordpress and Mozilla are among the sites that went completely black, shutting down their normal content and replacing it with information about the controversial anti-piracy bills being considered in Congress. Following the widespread protests, the bill’s sponsors have promised not to move forward on the bill until consensus is reached. But the Senate’s version of SOPA—the Protect IP Act, or PIPA --- may come up for a vote as soon as next week, despite at least one threat of a filibuster. FSRN’s Alice Ollstein reports from Capitol Hill.