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> whereas the republican senate was behind it SOPA had 19 republican sponsors and supporters 35 democratic sponsors and supporters https://projects.propubli
by rorrr 14y ago
> whereas the republican senate was behind it
SOPA had
19 republican sponsors and supporters
35 democratic sponsors and supporters
https://projects.propublica.org/sopa/ https://projects.propublica.org/sopa/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_US_Congresspersons_who_support_or_oppose_SOPA/PIPA#SOPA_Sponsors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_US_Congresspersons_who...
- wildgift 14y agoIt was a bipartisan effort carried out mainly for the entertainment industry. The reason why there were more Dems is largely because the business is in California, and is heavily unionized. The employees in the entertainment industry tend to see piracy as something that costs them money and jobs.