This is an independent analysis conducted by a lawyer not affiliated with either side in the dispute. Please tweet it, share it, refer to it before being seduced by EFF's hyperbole.
http://blog.copyrightalliance.org/2011/11/the-facts-on-protect-ip-and-the-stop-online-piracy-act-what-are-rogue-sites/
Washington Post: Post Tech – Facebook, Google join to fight Internet piracy legislation
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House Judiciary Committee
Hearing on H.R. 3261, the "Stop Online Piracy Act"
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Check out Scott Cleland’s piece on Forbes today: Google’s Piracy Liability. Scott does an admirable job of explaining why the biggest "innovators" and technological companies may not be in favor of improved copyright protections for authors, artists, musicians etc.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/scottcleland/2011/11/09/googles-piracy-liability/
http://shilohwalker.wordpress.com/readers-piracy-2/
This is a powerful, comprehensive, and highly readable article by shiloh in which she explains the devastating effects of copyright infringement, and answers some of the most common "justifications" that pirates and digital parasites favor.
Betty asked me to post my initial comment as a stand-alone post, so, with apologies for the repetition, here it is:
If I may, in subsequent messages, I should like to share insights into what us being done by the copyrightalliance.org and how EPIC members and friends may be able to help ensure that authors' and artists' copyrights are protected.
In another post I mentioned this article on CNN in which their reporter's entire premise (about why he dislikes the new Amazon lending program for Prime Users) hinges on his false statement that if you buy an e-book "You Own The Content And Can Do What You Like With It".
http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2011/11/04/why-amazon-lending-worries-me/
Another possibly misinformed correspondent on ZDNET publishes his opinion that free speech rights are in danger.
ZDNET: New House of Representatives bill may strangle the Internet or nerf the First Amendment
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/government/new-house-of-representatives-bill-may-strangle-the-internet-or-nerf-the-first-amendment/10963
The Copyright Alliance rebuts this premise.
"Rogue websites exist to benefit from the theft of other's intellectual property no one has provided even a single example of a rogue site that contains speech protected by theFirst Amendment.
Helpful Facts:
Myth: "Make no mistake about it, the SOPA legislation is running right up against our First Amendment rights."
Business Insider also publishes a somewhat partisan view (from the Free Information lobby)
Fred Wilson in Business Insider http://www.businessinsider.com/protecting-the-safe-harbors-of-the-dmca-and-protecting-jobs-2011-10#comment-4eb3e221eab8eaa720000054
Apparently, musician Justin Bieber was surprised by a loaded question for which he was not prepared.
Why is Justin Bieber So Pissed Off?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/timothy-karr/why-is-justin-bieber-so-p_b_1071055.html
