Do PIPA and SOPA threaten to reverse legal burden of proof in the US? Clay Shirky argues they do. I don’t know enough about the legal system, or the proposed legislation. However, this is a serious allegation with implications far beyond the US.
Burden of proof and intellectual property
January 19, 2012 by Cate Hundleby
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In certain cases it will be burden of proof in the US. But, both PIPA and SOPA are designed to tackle online piracy, with particular emphasis on illegal copies of films and other forms of media hosted on foreign servers.