1. S.O.P.A
By: Gurpreet Kaur
Nicholle Ellis
Brian DaSilva
Todd Carrington

2. Supporters of S.O.P.A
Companies and industries that rely on copy
rights
Sept 2011 350 major businesses compose
letter
Supported in order to protect the right of
property owners

3. Why support S.O.P.A?
To protect the copy right of original
owners
To shut down websites that violate
the copy right laws
To create a safe online environment

4. What is S.O.P.A
Media companies controlled all the
entertainment
Invented cassettes, xerox’s, video cassette
recorders
Viewers wanted to produce as well as
consume

5. Congress Stepped In
AHR (At Home Recording Act, 1992)
The film industry wanted to stop all
copying
DMCA (Digital Millennium Copy Act,
1998)

6. What is S.O.P.A Con’t
Stands for “Stop Online Piracy Act”
Bill was introduced by house committee
10/26/11 (Rep, Lamar Smith)
Intended for U.S enforcement to monitor
online copyrights

7. Goals of S.O.P.A
Protect the Intellectual Property of the
original owners
Provide better internet security
Control & reduce the visibility of file sharing
sites

8. Those Against S.O.P.A
Anonymous
Google & other popular search engines
Wikipedia

9. Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6I4BmmO89Q&f
eature=fvst
By ANONYMOUS

10. Outcome of S.O.P.A
Currently being re-evaluated and may come up for
vote again
Motion Picture Association of America pushing for a
similar bill to be re-introduced

11. ?Questions?
Are there any questions?

12. For More Information
http://au.news.yahoo.com/tech-news/a/-/technology/12675414/congress-puts-
brakes-on-anti-piracy-bills/
http://www.theglobalipcenter.com/sites/default/files/pressreleases/letter-
359.pdf
http://www.realistnews.net/Thread-sopa-a-look-at-its-origins-who-benefits-and-
why-it-will-kill-the-internet
http://www.zeropaid.com/news/91404/operation-payback-targets-ifpi-for-pirate-
bay-verdict/
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/16/technology/web-piracy-bills-invite-a-
protracted-battle.html?_r=1
http://mashable.com/2012/01/17/tutorspree-sopa/