Senator Lee publicly announced his opposition to the Protect IP Act after pushing against the legislation in committee months ahead of the latest showdown between the bill’s supporters and internet tech giants. A staunch defender of personal liberty and freedoms, Senator Lee’s position was driven by his concerns with the bill’s implications on internet security and the free flow of online information. In reaction to a letter Senator Lee and others wrote to Majority Leader Harry Reid, the vote on the Protect IP Act has now been postponed. Senator Lee further defined his concerns with the bill in a statement released earlier.
“Protection of private property rights is an essential foundation of our nation’s free market economy. Online piracy poses a significant threat to the intellectual property rights of American innovators, and much of that threat comes from foreign websites that are currently unaccountable to the rule of law. I am committed to making certain that these infringing pirate sites are not able to continue stealing our country’s intellectual property without consequence.”
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