Congress Looms Large in Piracy Battle

Rep. Judy Chu (D-Calif.) said she is "encouraged" by the process and hopes it can lead to protections against online piracy for creators."Voluntary agreements are one of the strongest vehicles we have to effect real change in reducing digital theft," she said in a statement."The fact is, ‘take down' should mean ‘stay down.' But right now, the creative community — particularly smaller, individual artists — is being forced to fight for the copyright protections that are rightfully theirs."