| − | The '''OPEN Act''' is alternative offered by the saner US House Representatives as an alternative to the various [[E-PARASITE Act|E-PARASITE Acts]] spawned by [[Hollywood]]-funded Congresspersons. One of the most prominent forces behind the OPEN Act is the tech-savy Representative [[Darrell Issa]] (R-CA). The OPEN Act promises to do what [[SOPA]] and [[PIPA]] supposedly set out to do (protect US citizen from fraudulent ''foreign'' products) without placing undo burdens on small businesses or granting vast [[censorship]] powers to the entertainment industries. | + | The '''OPEN Act''' is alternative offered by the saner US House Representatives as an alternative to the various [[E-PARASITE Act|E-PARASITE Acts]] spawned by [[Hollywood]]-funded Congresspersons. One of the most prominent forces behind the OPEN Act is the tech-savvy Representative [[Darrell Issa]] (R-CA). The OPEN Act promises to do what [[SOPA]] and [[PIPA]] supposedly set out to do (protect US citizen from fraudulent ''foreign'' products) without placing undo burdens on small businesses or granting vast [[censorship]] powers to the entertainment industries. |