Nants Foley: “I am totally against any attempt by the federal government to regulate the Internet.”
Steve Staloch: “No. While protecting content piracy is critical to guarding intellectual property and promoting innovation, this proposed piece of legislation is riddled with contradictions, and as stated by Senator Orin Hatch, one of its original supporters, “not yet ready for prime time.”
Marty Richman: “We do not need draconian legislation that could allow the government to cut off its critics as easy as scammers. The Internet isn’t any worse than the misleading TV ads for dietary supplements.”
Ruth Erickson: “Dilemma, ‘To censor or not to censor, that is the question!’ Whether to combat copyright infringement piracy on the internet for media, movies, music and more, or curtail knowledge through Wikipedia, Google and others! Whichever decision is made on these conspiracies will affect many businesses and websites differently and negatively. Further Congressional discussions and decisions have to be made as soon as possible to solve this dilemma.”
Richard Herrera: “I support the intent of the proposed legislation but not their approach. We agree that something must be done to punish those who steal and profit from U.S. inventions & products. I’m confident the sponsors along with the entertainment industry can collaborate with the major U.S. sites to introduce a better solution.”
Louise Ledesma: “This is a very complicated issue. Somehow piracy should be limited as much as possible, but I do not think this legislation should pass. We have to be very careful to not censor the internet.”
