Even the BSA is now back-paddling on the proposed SOPA legislation.

After initially coming out in favor of the Stop Online Piracy Act, the controversial and sweeping copyright protection measure now moving through Congress, the Business Software Alliance now seems to be reversing itself as the legislation progresses. In a blog post on the BSA’s website today, BSA president and CEO Robert Holleyman expressed concern about the direction SOPA is taking and its potential impact beyond going after criminal infringement, and urged Congress to make changes to the bill.

When even the BSA, a powerful and staunchly pro-copyright-enforcement body, thinks a bill like this goes way too far, it’s bad news for SOPA backers in the media business.

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Even the BSA is now back-paddling on the proposed SOPA legislation. After initially coming out in favor of the Stop Online Piracy Act, the controversial and sweeping copyright protection measure now moving through Congress, the Business Software Alliance now seems to be reversing itself as the legislation progresses. In a blog post on the BSA's website today, BSA ...