1. Brian Mazurowski

2.  SOPA would have allowed the government
to disable advertisements that had a
hyperlink to illegal web sites, which would
also prevent search engines such as
Google from displaying these links.
 In addition, the federal government would
have also been able to order Internet
service providers (ISPs) to block access to
the websites.
 Ultimately, SOPA would have also made
unauthorized streaming of content a
criminal activity. The maximum
punishment would have been up to 5
years in prison (Hoban, 2012).

6. Lamar Seeligson Smith
U.S. Representative (Republican) for Texas

7.  Democratic Senator from Oregon
 Filibuster - Names on the petition 978,947.

8.  The Protect IP Act (PIPA) was a bill that had similar characteristics to SOPA, but
was introduced to Senate approximately a month after SOPA (Hoban, 2012).
 PIPA targeted mainly domain name system providers, financial companies, and
advertisement networks, not companies that provide Internet connectivity.

9.  Online Protection and Enforcement of Digital Trade Act (OPEN) as an
alternative.
 Protect the rights of artists like SOPA and PROTECT IP, but differing from
its rivals by not introducing new internet police powers or undermining calls
for open internet in closed societies, and by protecting legitimate internet
businesses, social media, legitimate websites and internet innovation.
 OPEN seeks to stop transfers of money to foreign websites whose primary
purpose is piracy or counterfeiting, whereas SOPA and PIPA also seek to
require Internet providers and search engines to redirect users away from
viewing the sites.

12. Let the Digital Millennium Copyright Act do its job