Stop SOPA / PIPA

For some time, the copyright abuse industries (primarily music and movies, but also newspaper and book publishers), have been plying politicians with campaign cash. Their objective has been to force everyone to continue paying them large sums of money. I haven't the time to find and link some of the stories of takedown notices against videos of toddlers dancing because of the music that was in the background or attempting to collect fees against auto repair shops if the music in the repair bays is audible in customer areas.

Recently, many in the technology fields noticed that PIPA (Protect IP Act) and its twin SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) included some requirements that would completely break the Internet as we know it.

I ask you, if you are a US citizen who is old enough to vote, to register and to contact your elected officials (your two senators and one representative, as well as the President) and urge them to prevent this from passing. Please remember to vote against anyone who supports these bills.

Thank you.