Apparently the so-called Stop Online Privacy Act (SOPA) does have its supporters, and they are many.

After seeing all the traffic on social media opposing the proposed federal law, that many believe would bring censorship to the Internet, I wondered who was backing the legislation. It was hard to go online on Wednesday without being reminded of the dangers of censorship and the fears that this legislation could lead to massive censorship.

Theoriesofconspiracy.com lists 355 corporations and organizations backing the legislation, including major broadcast corporations, major sports leagues, pharmaceutical companies and an array of other organizations. The above photo appears on the organization’s webpage.

Certainly piracy and copyright infringement are wrong and should be illegal. But don’t we already have laws that punish people who violate copyright laws? If we don’t, they why do I have to waste my time looking at that copyright screen every time I plug in a DVD to watch a movie.