US Lawmakers leave anti-piracy law after the protest on the internet

A day after Wikipedia, Google, Yahoo, Facebook and other internet companies join in a protest against the US anti-piracy law, at least 18 legislators of this country have now abandoned draft Cyber Regulation Act, media reported.

According to the Ars Technica digital publication, until this morning at least 18 senators, mostly Republicans and some of them sponsors of the draft law known as soup, is have distanced themselves from the initiative that yesterday caused a "blackout" on the internet.

Television network MSNBC reported that Senator Roy Blunt, r-Missouri, withdrew its support following in the footsteps of the also Republican Marco Rubio of Florida

Bill is backed by the industry of cinema and music, with the argument that seeks to protection of copyright and intellectual property rights. These industries want to Google and other services of u000aInternet blocking sites where films, recordings and other assets are distributed pirated.

Internet firms argue that the legislation promotes censorship, disrupts the operation of the internet and impairs its ability for innovation.

The Government of President Barack Obama said last week his opposition to any legislation that would impose censorship on internet.

The fact that the majority of the lawmakers to abandon support for the initiative is Republican surprised that issues relating to copyright, traditionally, have been considered a matter without colour party.

Before the Cyber protest yesterday's initiative had 16 sponsors Republicans and 23 Democrats. Until this morning has already lost at least one quarter of its Republican co-sponsors, and only a Democrat, Ben Cardin of Maryland, who withdrew their support.

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