Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid on Friday postponed a showdown vote in his chamber on the PIPA online anti-piracy bill that pits Hollywood against Silicon Valley.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid canceled next week’s procedural vote on a Hollywood-backed anti- piracy bill, the latest blow to the legislation after a global online protest by Google Inc. and Wikipedia.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid on Friday postponed a showdown vote in his chamber on the PIPA online anti-piracy bill that pits Hollywood against Silicon Valley. In a brief statement, Reid said there was no reason why concerns about the legislation cannot be resolved. He offered no new date for the vote, which had been scheduled for Tuesday. Reid#39;s action comes a day ...

The Senate just announced it would delay a vote on the PROTECT IP Act, one of the two bills online activists have been campaigning hard to stop, which is a pretty clear sign this week#39;s blackout of Wikipedia and other sites worked. quot;In light of recent events, I have decided to postpone Tuesday’s vote on the Protect IP Act,quot; Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said, according to the Los Angeles ...

The PROTECT IP Act continued to suffer serious blows on Thursday as both the Senate Majority Leader and the Senate Minority Leader made moves that further damaged the anti-piracy bill#39;s chances of passage. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) will not seek to use his leverage over other Democrats to ensure the Protect IP Act gets enough votes to overcome a filibuster. Meanwhile, Senate ...