Some websites are blacking out in protest of two controversial copyright bills in Congress . The bill would allow the U.S. government to seize domain names and other property used by foreign sites that host pirated content or infringe on copyrights owned by American companies. Online backlash against the bills are forcing supporters to back down , McDiarmid says . McDiarmid : The online backlash against the legislation , which began with the introduction in October of the House bill , known as SOPA , is already having a meaningful impact . Voting on the legislation should be delayed because it can be improved .
Some websites are blacking out in protest of two controversial copyright bills in Congress . The bill would allow the U.S. government to seize domain names and other property used by foreign sites that host pirated content or infringe on copyrights owned by American companies. Online backlash against the bills are forcing supporters to back down , McDiarmid says . McDiarmid : Voting on the legislation should be delayed because it can be improved .