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Official list of SOPA supporters

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Re: Official list of SOPA supporters

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I'm guessing that Flash being embedded from scribdassets.com is the list? I don't suppose there's a way to get access to this in plain text, or even a raster image?

There's a link to the PDF near the top of the article. Worked on my iPad, may help others.

Re: Official list of SOPA supporters

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post #3

The major U.S. cable companies seem to be on that list. The major U.S. phone companies do not. Many of us are in a situation where our ISP choices consist of the cable company and the phone company. One might consider this a point in the phone company's favor.

This is why I think Youtube would've died a long time ago under SOPA. The cable companies companies and TV networks hate Youtube, and it would've been a piece of cake to take down Youtube before it would've grown too large.

Re: Official list of SOPA supporters

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How hard would it be to compile a list of major products and services provided by these companies? If there were an easy punchlist of "Hey, this product supports these companies, and here are some alternatives", it might be a lot easier to organize and conduct boycotts.

Hell, I'll even throw you a business model - build a product that helps conscientious consumers avoid products by entities that they oppose, and make money advertising and earning affiliate revenue from those products' competitors. Advertisers would kill for those pageviews.

Re: Official list of SOPA supporters

#19
At least one company that was apparently on the list strongly denies they support or ever supported SOPA and PROTECT IP:

http://www.petzl.com/us/outdoor/news-2/2011/12/22/petzl-amer...

I wonder how many others are puppet entries. They'd better speak up fast before their reputation is ruined.

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