Rackspace has publicly opposed the Stop Online Privacy Act (SOPA), which is working its way through Congress, saying that the bill will do more harm than good in its current form.
In a post on the cloud and hosting provider's cloud blog, Rackspace CEO Lanham Napier spoke out against SOPA in its current form. Rackspace's coming out against the bill is a major move for the 13-year-old tech titan, as the bill was proposed by Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), whose 21st Congressional District includes parts of Rackspace's hometown of San Antonio.
"Part of the professional code of physicians is that, when they're treating a patient's ailment, they should 'first, do no harm.' I wish more members of Congress would follow that rule. Instead, in the name of policing the online theft of intellectual property, key lawmakers are pushing a cure that's worse than the disease," Napier wrote.
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