If the mods want this in Debate, feel free to move it over; I somehow suspect we're all in agreement on the topic, however, so... Chatter seems more suitable.

We don't have a general discussion thread on SOPA/PIPA and OPEN; it seems useful to have a place to discuss it as a whole.

Let's get things started with a bit of news:

The vote on PIPA that was scheduled for Tuesday has been postponed:

@SenatorReid
 In light of recent events, I have decided to postpone Tuesday's vote on the PROTECT IP Act #PIPA

Of course, that doesn't mean that PIPA's dead, let alone SOPA. The official stance is that it's "postponed" until "the legitimate issues raised by many about this bill [can] be resolved". Sigh.

I haven't heard a lot about OPEN yet, though. Anyone have any good information on what it is and whether or not it's actually better than SOPA/PIPA?