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CISPA Passes House: Cybersecurity Bill Approved Despite White House Veto Threat
Posted: 04/26/2012 7:33 pm Updated: 04/26/2012 8:24 pm


The House of Representatives passed cybersecurity legislation Thursday aimed at protecting American companies from hackers who steal intellectual property.

The bill passed 248 to 168, largely along party lines, despite the Obama administration's threats to veto the bill and its claims that the bill falls short in protecting civil liberties

The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, or CISPA, sponsored by Reps. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) and Dutch Ruppersberger (D-Md.), would give businesses and the federal government legal protection to share information about cyber-threats with each other. The government does not currently share that data because the information is classified and companies fear violating anti-trust law. The bill would remove legal barriers so they can do so.

On the House floor before the vote, Rogers said the bill was about preventing other nations from stealing intellectual property from U.S. companies.

“You know, without our ideas, without our innovation that countries like China are stealing every single day, we will cease to be a great nation," Rogers said. "They are slowly and silently and quickly stealing the value and prosperity of America."............................>>>>........................>>>>....................http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/26/cispa-passes-house_n_1457548.html

here comes the muddy water

Obama already said he would veto the bill.  It's a non-issue.

perfect rp......