The Stop Online Privacy Act, also known as House Bill 3261, or HR 3261, is a bill that was introduced in the United States House of Representatives on October 26, 2011, by House Judiciary Committee Chair Representative Lamar S. Smith (R-TX) and a bipartisan group of 12 initial cosponsors.  The bill, if made law, would expand the ability of the US law enforcement and copyright holders to fight online trafficking in copyrighted intellectual property and counterfeit goods.  

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