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Legislative History (COICA, PIPA and SOPA)
Huffington Post (Jan. 18, 2012) (available at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/18/mark-zuckerbergsopa_n_1214090.html).
37. See, e.g., “Chairman Smith responds to Wikipedia Publicity Stunt Wikipedia Promotes Fear not Facts,”
undated (available at http://judiciary.house.gov/issues/issues_RogueWebsites.html as of Jan. 19, 2012); Rep.
Lamar Smith, “Letter to the Editor, Lamar Smith Defends SOPA,” Politico, Dec. 29, 2011 (available at http://
www.politico.com/news/stories/1211/70948.html); Rep. Lamar Smith, “Defending SOPA,” National Review
Online, Dec. 1, 2011 (available at http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/284535/defending-sopa-lamar-smith).
38. E.g., Declan McCullough, “How SOPA would affect you: FAQ,” C-Net News, Jan. 18, 2012 (available
at http://news.cnet.com/8301-31921_3-57329001-281/how-sopa-would-affect-you-faq/) (provides a list of
opponents to the bill that is proposed to be updated and maintained in light of new statements of opposition);
Corynne McSherry and Julie Samuels, “Thank You, Internet! And the Fight Continues,” EFF DeepLinks Blog,
Jan. 18, 2012 (available at https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/01/thank-you-internet-and-fight-continues).
39. “Support wanes in US Congress for anti-piracy bill,” BBC News, Jan. 19, 2012 (available at http://
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16623831); Eric Engleman and Derek Wallbank, “U.S. Lawmakers
Abandon Anti-Piracy Bills as Google Launches Online Protest,” Bloomberg News, Jan. 18, 2012 (available at
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-18/six-u-s-lawmakers-abandon-anti-piracy-bill-support-as-googleprotests.html).
40. “Google: End Piracy not Liberty,” undated (available at http://www.google.com/takeaction/past-actions/
end-piracy-not-liberty/).
41. “More about SOPA and PIPA” (previously available at https://www.google.com/landing/takeaction/
sopa-pipa/). Google’s three main arguments in opposition to SOPA had been: 1) that it would censor the
Internet; 2) that it would kill U.S. jobs; and 3) that it would be completely ineffective—thus not resulting in an
end to this type of piracy. Id. By the time this White Paper was published, these sites no longer appeared on the
Internet; however, the protests they represented had staggering effects. Chenda Ngak, “SOPA and PIPA Internet
blackout aftermath, staggering numbers,” CBS News (Dec. 19, 2012) (available at http://www.cbsnews.com/
news/sopa-and-pipa-internet-blackout-aftermath-staggering-numbers/).
42. Dave Burt,”Microsoft Supports Protect IP act, wants to ensure protections for the free flow of information,”
Microsoft Privacy & Safety (May 26, 2011) (available at http://blogs.technet.com/b/privacyimperative/
archive/2011/05/26/microsoft-supports-protect-ip-act-want-to-ensure-protections-for-the-free-flow-ofinformation.aspx).
43. Dina Bass, “Microsoft Opposes SOPA Piracy Act, Won’t Shut Services,” Bloomberg News (Jan. 17,
2012) (available at http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-18/microsoft-opposes-proposed-anti-piracy-actwon-t-shut-services.html).
44. Eric Engleman and Chiara Remondini, “Google Plans Home Page Protest Against U.S. Piracy Measures,”
Bloomberg Business Week, Jan. 18, 2012 (available at http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-01-18/
google-plans-home-page-protest-against-u-s-piracy-measures.html); David Lee, “Sopa and Pipa protests not
over, says Wikipedia,” BBC News (Jan. 19, 2012) (available at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-
16628143); “Support wanes in US Congress for anti-piracy bill,” BBC News (Jan. 19, 2012) (available at http://
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16623831).
45. Greg Sandoval & Declan McCullagh, “DNS provision pulled from SOPA, victory for opponents,”
CNET News (Jan. 13, 2012) (available at http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-57358947-261/dns-provisionpulled-from-sopa-victory-for-opponents/);
Press Release, “Smith to Remove DNS Blocking from SOPA” (Jan.
13, 2012) (available at http://judiciary.house.gov/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=1B599847-E075-63F8-612A-
C2537551E11B).
46. Jaikumar Vijayan, “Opposition to Stop Online Piracy Act grows,” Computer World (Oct. 31, 2011)
(available at http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9221339/
Opposition_to_Stop_Online_Piracy_Act_grows).
47. Anandashankar Mazumdar and Amy Bivins, “Introduction of House Online Piracy Legislation Sets Off
Storm of Controversy,” 83 Pat. Trademark & Copyright J. (BNA) 5 (Nov. 4, 2011) (referring to statements by
the organization, Public Knowledge) (available at http://news.bna.com/ptln/PTLNWB/
split_display.adp?fedfid=23322890&vname=ptcjnotallissues&fn=23322890&jd=ptcj_83_5&split=0).
48. In response to two online petitions directed to the White House, the administration issued its statement.
E.g., Victoria Espinel (IPEC), Aneesh Chopra, and Howard Schmidt, “Combating Online Piracy while Protecting
an Open and Innovative Internet” (available at https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions#!/response/combating-online-piracy-while-protecting-open-and-innovative-internet).
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