The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) has triggered quite a response in the recent weeks as Congress is looking to pass it to take down a lot of the piracy websites and services found on the web. Although those that are keeping up with the bill say that it is mostly to take down the last remaining major torrent website, ThePirateBay.

There are a lot of other large repercussions that would be felt if SOPA were to be passed. For instance, if you were to put a movie up for streaming on a website, you will face almost certain jail time for the practice, something that has a lot of people worried and for a good reason.

Obama Administration Weighs In

However, those that are against the SOPA bill can now breathe just a little bit easier as they have won a small victory in the battle against it. Recently the Obama administration has finally taken notice of the petitions surrounding the SOPA bill and have stated that they do not fully approve of the bill just yet.

The announcement came in the form of a post made on Whitehouse.gov, where it can be read by all. It is important to note that in the post the administration makes it explicitly clear that they are neither fully for or against the bill; just that they are skeptical – whether or not it is a good idea.

Although this is relatively good news, the fact of the matter is that the support for the bill actually takes place in Congress, rather than the White House. Fortunately, those in Congress are finally getting the idea that voters are not pleased with the idea of SOPA getting passed. With the fear of losing votes, we are now seeing a lot of Congressmen whom originally supported the bill quietly pulling back from their position in fear of backlash.