It was a rare moment of bipartisanship. On Nov. 18, 2010, the Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approved the Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act (COICA) to attack the growing menace of so-called “rogue websites.”
The bill targets websites “dedicated to online piracy and the sale of counterfeit goods,” Sen. Patrick Leahy, chair of the Judiciary Committee and co-sponsor of COICA, said in a press release. “Rogue websites are essentially digital stores selling illegal and sometimes dangerous products.”
