H.R.3261 - Stop Online Piracy Act

To promote prosperity, creativity, entrepreneurship, and innovation by combating the theft of U.S. property, and for other purposes. view all titles (6)

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  • Popular: SOPA.
  • Short: Stop Online Piracy Act as introduced.
  • Popular: Stop Online Piracy Act as introduced.
  • Popular: E-PARASITE Act as introduced.
  • Popular: Enforcing and Protecting American Rights Against Sites Intent on Theft and Exploitation Act as introduced.
  • Official: To promote prosperity, creativity, entrepreneurship, and innovation by combating the theft of U.S. property, and for other purposes. as introduced.

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Interests that support this bill:

Top recipients for ALL supporting interest groups

Name Amount Received Vote On Passage
Rep. Eric Cantor [R, VA-7] $847,592
Rep. Steny Hoyer [D, MD-5] $679,107
Rep. Howard Berman [D, CA-28] $664,937
Rep. Michael Capuano [D, MA-8] $655,351
Rep. James Clyburn [D, SC-6] $609,234
Rep. Allyson Schwartz [D, PA-13] $544,079
Rep. Nancy Pelosi [D, CA-8] $523,300
Rep. John Boehner [R, OH-8] $498,700
Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D, NY-14] $479,887
Rep. Bruce Braley [D, IA-1] $476,339
 
Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV] $4,218,595
Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY] $3,292,554
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D, NY] $2,539,021
Sen. Patrick Toomey [R, PA] $1,732,579
Sen. Scott Brown [R, MA] $1,719,689
Sen. Robert Portman [R, OH] $1,707,614
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA] $1,697,124
Sen. Mark Kirk [R, IL] $1,271,256
Sen. Michael Bennet [D, CO] $1,226,816
Sen. Roy Blunt [R, MO] $1,194,133

Specific Organizations Supporting H.R.3261

  • AFL-CIO
  • National Music Publishers' Association
  • Independent Film & Television Alliance
  • National Association of Theatre Owners
  • Deluxe Entertainment Services Group Inc.,
  • American Federation of Musicians
  • Motion Picture Association of America
  • Directors Guild of America
  • International Brotherhood of Teamsters
  • Screen Actors Guild
  • National Cable & Telecommunications Association
  • Recording Industry Association of America
  • Alliance for Safe Online Pharmacies
  • Comcast
  • Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
  • National Association of Manufacturers
  • NBC Universal
  • Concerned Women for America
  • Viacom
  • National Criminal Justice Association
  • National District Attorneys Association
  • Council of State Governments
  • International Trademark Association
  • International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
  • International Association of Fire Fighters
  • U. S. Chamber of Commerce
  • Americans for Tax Reform
  • Let Freedom Ring
  • Outdoor Industry Association
  • Ford Motor Company
  • Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association
  • Underwriters Laboratories Inc.
  • Society of Plastics Industry
  • Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council
  • Software & Information Industry Association
  • Entertainment Software Association
  • American Association of Independent Music
  • Eli Lilly and Company
  • Merck
  • Universal Music Group Inc.
  • Pfizer
  • Association of American Publishers
  • News Corporation
  • Xerox Corporation
  • Walmart
  • National Electrical Manufacturers Association
  • Specialty Equipment Market Association
  • Dow Chemical
  • Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers
  • National Confectioners Association
  • Estee Lauder Companies
  • CBS Corporation
  • National Basketball Association
  • Greeting Card Association
  • Advanced Medical Technology Association
  • Beam Global Spirits &Wine
  • Adidas America
  • Acushnet Company
  • ABRO Industries, Inc.
  • 1-800-PetMeds
  • 1-800 Contacts, Inc.
  • Blue Sky Studios, Inc.
  • Bose Corporation
  • Warner Music Group
  • Major League Baseball
  • Burberry
  • Electronic Components Industry Association
  • HarperCollins Publishers
  • Kekepana International Services
  • LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton
  • Nike, Inc.
  • Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.
  • Timberland Company
  • Time Warner
  • Sporting Goods Manufacturer's Association
  • 3M Company
  • National Retail Federation
  • Retail Industry Leaders Association
  • Viacom
  • Philip Morris International
  • National Association of Broadcasters
  • Disney
  • Center for Individual Freedom
  • National Governors Association
  • National Football League
  • International Union of Police Associations
  • Graphic Artists Guild
  • International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition
  • United States Tennis Association
  • Associated Builders and Contractors
  • Christian Music Trade Association
  • National Narcotics Officer's Associations' Coalition
  • Elsevier
  • United States Conference of Mayors
  • Church Music Publishers Association
  • Major County Sheriffs Association
  • Visa
  • Copyright Alliance
  • American Federation of Television & Radio Artists
  • International Alliance of Theatrical and Stage Employees
  • National Songwriters Association
  • Minor League Baseball
  • Coalition Against Online Video Piracy
  • Letter of Council
  • Capitol Records Nashville
  • Church Music Trade Association
  • American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers
  • Country Music Association
  • Country Music Television
  • EMI Christian Music Group
  • Lost Highway Records
  • Gospel Music Association
  • MCA Records
  • Mercury Nashville
  • Provident Music Group
  • Republic Nashville
  • Showdog Universal
  • UMG Publishing Group
  • Warner Music Nashville
  • Word Entertainment
  • BMG Chrysalis
  • BMI
  • Cengage Learning
  • EMI Music Publishing
  • L'Oreal
  • Hachette Book Group
  • Publishers Worldwide, Inc.
  • Hyperion
  • McGraw-Hill Education
  • MPA - The Association of Magazine Media
  • Pearson Education
  • Penguin Group
  • Perseus Books Group
  • Random House
  • Scholastic, Inc.
  • W.W. Norton Company
  • Wolers Kluwer Health
  • True Religion Brand Jeans
  • National Sheriff's Association
  • COTY, Inc.
  • Major City Chiefs
  • National Troopers Coalition
  • National Center for Victims of Crime
  • National Domestic Preparedness Coalition
  • Association of State Criminal Investigative Agencies
  • National Association of Fusion Center Directors
  • National Association of Prosecutor Coordinators
  • National Association of State Chief Information Officers
  • Association of Talent Agents
  • Council of the Better Business Bureau
  • State International Development Organizations
  • Beachbody LLC
  • Tiffany & Company
  • Netflix
  • Macmillan
  • 1K Studios
  • 2b1 Inc
  • Allen Russell Photography
  • Alliance of Visual Artists
  • Altria
  • American Board of Internal Medicine
  • American Gramaphone LLC
  • American Made Alliance
  • American Mental Health Counselors Association
  • American Photographic Artists
  • American Society of Media Photographers
  • American Society of Picture Professionals
  • American Watch Association
  • Anatoly Pronin Photography
  • Andrea Rugg Photography
  • Anti-Counterfeiting and Piracy Initiative
  • Applied DNA Sciences
  • Art Holeman Photography
  • Association of Equipment Manufacturers
  • Association of Independent Music Publishers
  • Association of Test Publishers
  • AstraZeneca
  • Australian Medical Council
  • Autodesk
  • Baker & Taylor
  • Bay State Psychological Associates
  • Beachbody, LLC
  • Benchmade Knife Company
  • Bill Parker Studios Inc.
  • Braash Biotech LLC
  • Brian Stevenson Photography
  • Brigid Collins Family Support Center
  • Build Media, Inc.
  • Burning House Records
  • Burton Snowboards
  • C. F. Martin & Co.
  • Calloway Golf Company
  • Canada Goose
  • Cascade Designs Incorporated
  • Caterpillar
  • Caveon, LLC
  • Center for Credentialing & Education
  • Center Stage Photography
  • CFA Institute
  • Chanel USA
  • Christopher Hemmes Photography
  • Chrysler Group LLC
  • Cimarron Group
  • CMH Images
  • Coach
  • Coalition Against Counterfeiting and Piracy
  • Columbia Sportswear Company
  • Commercial Photo Design
  • Commercial Photographers International
  • Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System
  • Consumer Healthcare Products Association
  • Copyright Clearance Center
  • Council of Fashion Designers of America
  • Creative America Campaign
  • Creative Microsystems Corporation
  • CropLife America
  • Cross-Entertainment LLC
  • CSA Group
  • CVS Caremark
  • D'Addario & Company, Inc.
  • Dan Sherwood Photography
  • Danita Delimont Stock Photography
  • Dayco Products, LLC
  • Dennyfoto
  • Derek DiLuzio Photography
  • DeVaul Photography
  • Diffraction LTD
  • Direct Selling Association
  • Directional Insight
  • DIRECTV
  • Distefano Enterprises, Inc.
  • Dolby Laboratories, Inc.
  • Dolce & Gabbana USA, INC.
  • Dollar General Corporation
  • Don Grall Photography
  • Hustler
  • Vivid Entertainment
  • Pink Visual
  • Ultimate Fighting championship
  • Fender Musical Instrument Company
  • FilmL.A., Inc.
  • Eagle Rock Entertainment
  • Economic Strategy Group
  • Educational & Industrial Testing Service
  • Electronic Arts, Inc.
  • Electronic Retailing Association
  • ERAI, Inc.
  • ESPN Inc.
  • Evidence Photographers International Council
  • Ex Officio
  • Exxel Outdoors
  • FAME Publishing Co., LLC.
  • Fashion Business Incorporated
  • Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy
  • Footwear Distributors & Retailers of America
  • Fortune Brands, Inc.
  • Gemvision Corporation
  • Gibson Guitar Corp.
  • GlaxoSmithKline
  • Governors America Corp.
  • Graduate Management Admission Council
  • Gucci America, Inc.
  • Harley-Davidson Motor Company
  • Hastings Entertainment, Inc.
  • ICM Distributing Company, Inc.
  • IEC Electronics corp.
  • Imaging Supplies Coalition
  • IMAX Corporation
  • Independent Distributors of Electronics Association
  • INgrooves
  • Innate-gear
  • InterContinental Hotels Group
  • IPC - Association Connecting Electronics Industries
  • IPCybercrime.com LLC
  • John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
  • Johnson & Johnson
  • Juicy Couture, Inc
  • Kate Spade
  • Lacoste USA
  • Leatherman Tool Group, Inc.
  • Lexmark International, Inc.
  • Lieberman Research Worldwide
  • Little Dog Records
  • Liz Claiborne, Inc
  • Lucky Brand Jeans
  • Major League Soccer
  • Marmot
  • MicroRam Electronics, Inc.
  • Monster
  • Morningstar Films LLC
  • Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association
  • Music Managers Forum-U.S.
  • Nashville Songwriters Association International
  • National Association of Music Merchants
  • National Association of Recording Merchandisers
  • National Board for Certified Counselors
  • National Board for Certified Counselors Foundation
  • Nervous Tattoo Inc., dba Ed Hardy
  • New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc.
  • New Era Cap Co Inc
  • New Levels Ent. Co. LLC
  • Next Decade Entertainment, Inc.
  • NHL Enterprises, L.P.
  • Nintendo of America Inc.
  • North Dakota Pharmacists Association
  • Oakley, Inc.
  • One Voice Recordings
  • OpSec Security, Inc.
  • Outdoor Research, Inc
  • Pacific Component Xchange, Inc.
  • Peavey Electronics Corporation
  • Perry Ellis International
  • Personal Care Products Council
  • Petzl America
  • PGA of America
  • Picture Archive Council of America
  • Pigfactory Music
  • PING
  • Premier League
  • Production Music Association
  • Professional Photographers of America
  • Quality Float Works, Inc.
  • Raging Waters Music
  • Ralph Lauren Corporation
  • Ramsay Corporation
  • Red Wing Shoe Company
  • Reebok International Ltd.
  • Reed Elsevier Incorporated
  • Renie Design
  • Reverb Productions
  • Revlon
  • Rite Aid
  • Rolex Watch USA Inc.
  • Romance Writers of America
  • Rosenthal Consulting LLC
  • Rosetta Stone Inc.
  • SESAC, Inc.
  • SG Industries, Inc.
  • Shure Incorporated
  • SIGMA Assessment Systems
  • Six Degrees Records
  • Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council
  • SMC Entertainment
  • SMT Corp.
  • SoBe Entertainment
  • Soccer United Marketing
  • Society of Sport & Event Photographers
  • Sony
  • SoundExchange
  • Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association
  • Sports Rights Owners Coalition
  • Spyder Active Sports, Inc
  • Stock Artists Alliance
  • Stuart Weitzman Holdings, LLC
  • Student Photographic Society
  • Taylor Guitars
  • Technicolor
  • The Collegiate Licensing Company/IMG College
  • The Donath Group, Inc.
  • The Music People! Inc.
  • The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
  • The Nielsen Co.
  • The Recording Academy (National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences)
  • Toshiba America Business Solutions, Inc.
  • TRA Global
  • Trailer Park
  • Tricoast Worldwide
  • Trio Productions, Inc. / Songscape Music
  • Under Armour
  • VF Corporation
  • Victorinox Swiss Army, Inc.
  • Virtual Chip Exchange USA, Inc.
  • Voltage Pictures, LLC
  • W.R. Case & Sons Cutlery Co.
  • Western Psychological Services
  • Winslow Research Institute
  • Wolfe Video
  • Wolverine World Wide, Inc.
  • Woolrich, Inc.
  • World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.
  • Zippo Manufacturing Company
  • Zumba Fitness, LLC
  • Outdoor Power Equipment Institute

Interests that oppose this bill:

Top recipients for ALL opposing interest groups

Name Amount Received
Rep. William Owens [D, NY-23] $310,859
Rep. Chellie Pingree [D, ME-1] $206,400
Rep. Gary Peters [D, MI-9] $193,849
Rep. Niki Tsongas [D, MA-5] $151,520
Rep. Jerry McNerney [D, CA-11] $126,020
Rep. Kurt Schrader [D, OR-5] $110,050
Rep. James Himes [D, CT-4] $105,700
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords [D, AZ-8] $103,302
Rep. Gerald Connolly [D, VA-11] $101,940
Rep. James Moran [D, VA-8] $96,610
 
Sen. Michael Bennet [D, CO] $1,498,895
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA] $503,289
Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV] $334,351
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D, NY] $305,999
Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY] $303,925
Sen. Patty Murray [D, WA] $259,199
Sen. Chris Coons [D, DE] $212,618
Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D, CT] $187,349
Sen. Patrick Leahy [D, VT] $139,900
Sen. Scott Brown [R, MA] $137,320

Specific Organizations Opposing H.R.3261

  • Creators’ Freedom Project
  • Engine Advocacy
  • 4chan
  • Boing Boing
  • Creative Commons
  • Daily Kos
  • Disqus
  • Grooveshark
  • Hype Machine
  • Kickstarter
  • MetaFilter
  • O'Reilly Radar
  • Techdirt
  • Torrentfreak
  • Go Daddy
  • Monticello Capital
  • Crypto Cat
  • Colossal Mind
  • Errata Security
  • FreakOutNation
  • SlashTHREE
  • Focus on the Facts
  • City News
  • Strategy Tune
  • WPS Security Lock
  • openSUSE
  • Smirking Chimp
  • Bread Without Bullets
  • iSchool at Syracuse University
  • nomacs Image Lounge
  • ComputerHope
  • PhantomTS
  • News2Map.com
  • Safex.tk
  • DatelineZero
  • Liberty Confidential
  • Victor Rix
  • WJSimpson
  • Spurs of the Moment
  • peeje
  • DigiBase
  • Ron Bercume Design
  • Jazz Sequence
  • Plague Studio
  • ViperZeroOne
  • Elephant Talk Wiki
  • NetCoalition
  • Consumer Electronics Association
  • Electronic Frontier Foundation
  • EDUCAUSE
  • Public Knowledge
  • Open Internet Coalition
  • Bloomberg
  • Google
  • Yahoo
  • Center for Democracy & Technology
  • Business Software Alliance
  • Twitter
  • Zynga
  • Facebook
  • AOL
  • Marc Andreessen, co-founder of Netscape and Andreessen Horowitz
  • Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google
  • Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter and Square
  • Caterina Fake, co-founder of Flickr and Hunch
  • David Filo, co-founder of Yahoo!
  • Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn
  • Arianna Huffington, co-founder of The Huffington Post
  • Chad Hurley, co-founder of YouTube
  • Brewster Kahle, founder of the Internet Archive and co-founder of Alexa Internet
  • Elon Musk, co-founder of PayPal
  • Craig Newmark, founder of craigslist
  • Pierre Omidyar, founder of eBay
  • Biz Stone, co-founder of Obvious and Twitter
  • Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia and the Wikimedia Foundation
  • Evan Williams, co-founder of Blogger and Twitter
  • Jerry Yang, co-founder of Yahoo!
  • Progressive Change Campaign Committee
  • Tumblr
  • Mozilla
  • Union Square Ventures
  • MoveOn
  • Wikimedia Foundation
  • Reddit
  • Ebay
  • American Civil Liberties Union
  • Consumers Union
  • American Library Association
  • Computer & Communications Industry Association
  • Human Rights First
  • Consumer Federation of America
  • Human Rights Watch
  • Microsoft
  • United States Student Association
  • Irregular Times
  • TechNet
  • Information Technology Industry Council
  • Association of Research Libraries
  • Entertainment Consumers Assocation
  • Writers Guild of America, West
  • Reporters Without Borders
  • Freedom House
  • Association of College and Research Libraries
  • Competitive Enterprise Institute
  • TechAmerica
  • TechFreedom
  • Demand Progress
  • U.S. Public Interest Group
  • Internews
  • New America Foundation’s Open Technology Initiative
  • Center for Media Justice
  • Center for Rural Strategies
  • Brookings Institute
  • Benetech
  • Rackspace
  • OpenDNS
  • Stack Overflow
  • Expedia
  • Wikipedia
  • WordPress
  • Free Software Foundation
  • Kaspersky
  • Etsy
  • Tech Crunch
  • Quora
  • Petzel
  • ICanHasCheezburger
  • Scribd
  • LinkedIn
  • Huffington Post
  • Tucows
  • Raw Story
  • Internet Archive
  • Miro
  • Universal Subtitles
  • Vanilla Forums
  • Paypal
  • Heritage Foundation
  • National Federation of American Students
  • Namecheap
  • Twitpic
  • dotSUB
  • Gog.com
  • Minecraft
  • Tor Project
  • webhostingbuzz.com
  • RageMaker
  • Destructoid
  • Red 5 Studios
  • A Softer World
  • Greenpeace International
  • USWGO
  • The LeakyWiki
  • XDA Developers
  • Center for Technology & Democracy
  • Indenti.ca
  • Major League Gaming
  • Imgur
  • National Review Online
  • Pornhub
  • XVideos.com
  • YouPorn.com
  • OpenCongress
  • Saddle Creek
  • FreedomWorks
  • American Society of News Editors
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