praesidium censura?

What are your thoughts on the anti-piracy law.  Should we believe that it will indeed reduce piracy of the internet or might it be another form to censor free speech for Americans? What are your thoughts?  Did the blackouts of wikipedia and craigslist affect normal everyday lives?  Let me know your opinion and see below on the current state of "SOPA".
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SOPA stopped: Chief sponsor delays action indefinitely - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/sopa-stopped-chief-sponsor-delays-action-indefinitely-182059946.html Immediately following Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-NV) decision to postpone a full vote on the “PROTECT IP Act” (PIPA), which was originally scheduled for Tuesday, Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX), chief sponsor of the “Stop Online Piracy Act” (SOPA), has announced that he will delay further consideration of the contentious anti-piracy bill in the House “until there is wider agreement on a solution.” Earlier this week, Smith said that he would resume markup hearings on SOPA by the House Judiciary Committee, of which he is chairman, in February. Read the full story