Digital rights groups said while there is still cause for concern in the bill, it is a vast improvement over the previous version.
"We're just glad a lot of the really egregious stuff was taken out," said Art Brodsky, a spokesman for Public Knowledge, a group of activists and technologists working to keep copyright and intellectual property laws open. "Compared to what it could have been, it turned out better than before."
"This legislation will help target critical areas of abuse," said Mitch Bainwol, CEO of the Recording Industry Association of America, in a statement. "And, it will strengthen the hand of law enforcement to prosecute those who steal and illegally distribute music on the internet."
The other powerful trade group that supported the bill, the Motion Picture Association of America, did not immediately return calls for comment.
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