Dallas Copyright Attorney John Browning: PIPA and SOPA Might Squelch Innovation

Dallas Copyright Attorney John Browning tells NBC5's Jane McGarry that while the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA) were written with best intentions, the passage of the legislation would cause more damage than good. Browning -- Managing Partner of the Dallas office of Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP -- says that most people agree that online piracy is bad, but both pieces of legislation would tamper with civil liberties and stifle innovation. "The way this is drafted, it's going to make it much more difficult for the next Facebook, or the next Google" to arise through innovation, Browning says. "What the legislation proposes to be done, is like taking a chainsaw, when what you really need is a scalpel. It's taking an overly broad approach, in the opinion of most tech companies, individuals and a growing number of legislators, when what's really needed is a more narrow, more targeted focus." Mr. Browning is a tough, aggressive trial lawyer with more than 21 years of experience. Mr. Browning represents individuals and businesses both large and small in state and federal courts throughout Texas and Oklahoma, and on a pro hac vice basis in other jurisdictions. Mr. Browning has extensive trial, arbitration, and summary judgment experience. To learn more about Mr. Browning's practice, visit his professional page at http://www.lbbslaw.com/attorneybio.aspx?id=6150.

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