Who Supports SOPA: Special Interests

December 22, 2011

The House Judiciary Committee has released this PDF with a list of organizations and companies that support the anti-piracy/rogue web sites bill, Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). We have listed some of the companies that have publicly thrown their support behind this controversial legislation, but today we offer the full list.

Among those who support SOPA: Marvel Entertainment, News Corporation, Go Daddy, Disney Publishing Worldwide, Gospel Music Association, and some odd support from unions such as the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT). Law enforcement also seems to think SOPA is a good idea: the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) as does lobby Americans for Tax Reform. 

There is an odd mix of special interests groups in this list that would make both sides of the isle twitch with revulsion. Normally Lamar Smith would be lambasting unions for using their influence and money to adjust public policy, and democrats would rather eat baby kittens then agree with a group like Americans for Tax Reform.

The list contains a total of 142 companies and organizations that think this bill is a wonderful idea. You know who’s not on the list anywhere? The citizens of the United States of America.

Comments

Re: Who Supports SOPA: Special Interests

Submitted by Dinasis on Fri, 12/23/2011 - 12:35.

You know who’s not on the list anywhere? The citizens of the United States of America.

The only group that should matter.

Re: Who Supports SOPA: Special Interests

Submitted by MechaTama31 on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 18:22.

IBEW?  I've got a phone call to make, then.

Re: Who Supports SOPA: Special Interests

Submitted by hellfire7885 on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 12:55.

Hey, if the price is right a ;politician will say anything.

 
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RedMage: Maybe they're going to rename it the Xbox 18006/19/2013 - 5:26pm
IanC: Bet EA are pissed.06/19/2013 - 5:17pm
Andrew Eisen: Ah, James is just a little quicker on the keyboard than I!06/19/2013 - 5:07pm
Craig R.: Too little, too late.06/19/2013 - 4:52pm
DorthLous: PWAHAHAHAH, the MS spinning sound woke me up :)06/19/2013 - 4:27pm
Andrew Eisen: Microsoft's new console shall now be known as the Xbox One-Eighty.06/19/2013 - 4:17pm
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MaskedPixelante: So Andrew... is there going to be a new poll now? I mean, the one about the XBO DRM is kinda no longer relevant.06/19/2013 - 4:13pm
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Andrew Eisen: Technogeek - I agree but: "After a one-time system set-up with a new Xbox One, you can play any disc based game without ever connecting online again." Why do I need to connect online to set up a system I'm not going to use online?06/19/2013 - 4:07pm
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