The 439 organizations SOPA opponents should worry about
With the next House Judiciary Committee markup hearing delayed until “early next year,” opponents of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA) are looking for more ways to fight back against these contentious pieces of legislation, while they still have a chance.
The anti-SOPA crowd includes everyone from Internet giants like Google, Facebook, eBay, Wikipedia, Mozilla and Yahoo! to The New York Times, the Stanford Law Review and even the very people who created the Internet in the first place. Experts say SOPA and PIPA would not only stifle free speech by allowing widespread censorship (in the name of copyright protection), but could castrate innovation, destroy the open Internet, and disrupt the very foundation upon which the Internet was built, the domain name system. (See a comprehensive list of SOPA opponents here.)
From the pro-SOPA side, we’ve heard much from organizations like the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and the US Chamber of Commerce — not to mention politicians, like Rep. Larry Smith (R-TX), the chief sponsor of SOPA, and the chairman of the Judiciary Committee. But far too little light has shone on the hundreds of organizations that continue to support SOPA, despite the staggering dangers it holds for the Internet as we know it.
Below is a list of 439 corporations, unions, law firms and other groups that have explicitly expressed their support of SOPA, or similar anti-piracy legislation. This list is derived from two sources: the official list (pdf) of SOPA supporters from the Judiciary Committee’s website, and a letter (pdf) addressed to Congress from the Global Intellectual Property Center, which is an affiliate of the US Chamber of Commerce.
Some have begun organizing a mass boycott of these organizations, and a list (Google Doc) of contact information for each is currently in the works. We’re not advocating any specific action, but we do think it is important for people to understand who is for and against SOPA and PIPA; if passed, either of these bills will fundamentally change the online world, whether you think that’s a good idea or not.
1-800 Contacts, Inc. 1-800-PetMeds 2b1 Inc 3M Company 60 Plus Association ABRO Industries, Inc. Acushnet Company Adidas America Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed) Allen Russell Photography Alliance for Safe Online Pharmacies (ASOP) Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers Alliance of Visual Artists (AVA) Altria Client Services American Apparel and Footwear Association American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) American Board of Internal Medicine American Federation of Musicians American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) American Gramaphone LLC American Made Alliance American Mental Health Counselors Association American Photographic Artists American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) American Society of Media Photographers American Society of Picture Professionals American Watch Association Anatoly Pronin Photography Andrea Rugg Photography Anti-Counterfeiting and Piracy Initiative (ACAPI) Applied DNA Sciences Art Holeman Photography Association of American Publishers (AAP) Association of Equipment Manufacturers Association of Independent Music Publishers (AIMP) Association of Talent Agents (ATA) Association of Test Publishers AstraZeneca plc Australian Medical Council Autodesk, Inc. Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association Baker & Taylor Ent. Bay State Psychological Associates Beachbody, LLC Beam Global Spirits & Wine Blue Sky Studios, Inc. BMG Chrysalis Bose Corporation Braasch Biotech LLC Brian Stevenson Photography Brigid Collins Family Support Center Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) Bulding and Construction Trades Department Burberry C. F. Martin & Co., Inc. Callaway Golf Company Cascade Designs Incorporated Caterpillar Inc. Caveon, LLC CBS Corporation Cengage Learning Center for Credentialing & Education Center Stage Photography CFA Institute Chanel USA Christian Music Trade Association Christopher Semmes Photography Church Music Publishers Association CMH Images Coach Coalition Against Counterfeiting and Piracy (CACP) Coalition Against Online Video Piracy (CAOVP) Columbia Sportswear Company Comcast Corporation Commercial Photo Design Commercial Photographers International Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System Concerned Women for America (CWA) Consumer Healthcare Products Association Copyhype Copyright Alliance Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) Coty Inc. Council of Better Business Bureaus (CBBB) Council of Fashion Designers of America Country Music Association Country Music Television Covington & Burling LLP Cowan, DeBaets, Abrahams & Sheppard LLP Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman, P.C. Creative America CropLife America Cross-Entertainment LLC CSA Group CVS Caremark D’Addario & Company, Inc. Dan Sherwood Photography Danita Delimont Stock Photography Davis Wright Tremaine LLP Dayco Products, LLC Deluxe Entertainment Services Group Dennyfoto Derek DiLuzio Photography DeVaul Photography Directors Guild of America (DGA) Direct Selling Association (DSA) Directional Insight Disney Publishing Worldwide, Inc. Distefano Enterprises Inc. Doriguzzi Photographic Artistry Dolby Laboratories, Inc. Dolce & Gabbana USA, INC. Dollar General Corporation Don Grall Photography Dunford Architectural Photography Eagle Rock Entertainment Ed McDonald Photography Educational & Industrial Testing Service Electronic Arts, Inc. Electronic Components Industry Association (ECIA) Eli Lilly and Company Elsevier EMI Christian Music Group EMI Music Publishing ESPN Englebert Photography Entertainment Software Association (ESA) ERAI, Inc. Eric Meola Studio Inc Estée Lauder Companies Evidence Photographers International Council Ex Officio Exxel Outdoors FAME Publishing Co., LLC. FAME Recording Studios Far Bank Enterprises Fashion Business Incorporated Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy Fender Musical Instrument Company Footwear Distributors & Retailers of America (FDRA) Ford Motor Company Fortune Brands, Inc. Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Fred J. Lord Photography GAR Associates Gelderland Productions, L.L.C. Gemvision Corporation Gibson Guitar Corp. GlaxoSmithKline Go Daddy Gospel Music Association Governors America Corp. Graduate Management Admission Council Graphic Artists Guild Greeting Card Association (GCA) Greg Nikas Photography Guru Denim H.S. Marketing & Design, Inc. Hachett Book Group Harley-Davidson Motor Company HarperCollins Publishers Harry Fox Agency Hastings Entertainment, Inc. Hyperion ICM Distributing Company, Inc. IDS Publishing IEC Electronics corp. Images Plus Imaging Supplies Coalition (ISC) Independent Distributors of Electronics Association (IDEA) Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA) INgrooves Innate-gear International Alliance of Theatrical and Stage Employees (IATSE) International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition (IACC) International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) International Trademark Association (INTA) International Union of Police Associations IPC-Association Connecting Electronics Industries Ira Montgomery Photography Irell & Manella LLP J.S. Grove Photography James Drug Inc. Jaynes Gallery JCPage Photography Jean Poland Photography Jeff Stevensen Photography Jenner & Block LLP John Fulton Photography John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Johnson & Johnson Juicy Couture, Inc Julien McRoberts Photography K&R Photographics kate spade Kekepana International Services Kelley Drye & Warren LLP Kendall Brill & Klieger LLP Kenneth Garrett, photographer for National Geographic
Killing Jar Productions LLC Kinsella Weitzman Iser Kump & Aldisert LLP Lacoste USA Lathrop & Gage LLP Leatherman Tool Group, Inc. Lexmark International, Inc. Light Perspectives Linda Olsen Photography Little Dog Records Liz Claiborne, Inc Loeb & Loeb LLP Lost Highway Records L’Oréal USA Lucky Brand Jeans LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton Macmillan Major County Sheriffs Major League Baseball Majority City Chiefs Marcia Andberg Associates LLC Mark Niederman Photography Marmot Marona Photography Marvel Entertainment, LLC MasterCard Worldwide MCA Records McGraw-Hill Education McLain Photography Inc Merck & Co., Inc. Mercury Nashville Messy Face Designs, Inc. Michael Stern Photography MicroRam Electronics, Inc. Minor League Baseball (MiLB) Minter Works of Art Mira Images Monster Cable Products, Inc. Moose’s Photos Morningstar Films LLC Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. (MPAA) MotionMasters Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association Moving Picture Technicians MPA – The Association of Magazine Media Mr. Theodor Feibel (sole proprietor) Music Managers Forum-U.S. Nashville Songwriters Association International Natalie Neckyfarow Actor/Dancer/Singer National Association of Broadcasters National Association of Manufacturers National Association of Prosecutor Coordinators National Association of Recording Merchandisers (NARM) National Association of State Chief Information Officers National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO) National Basketball Association (NBA) National Board for Certified Counselors National Board for Certified Counselors Foundation National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) National Center for Victims of Crime National Crime Justice Association National District Attorneys Association National Domestic Preparedness Coalition National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) National Football League (NFL) National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) National Narcotics Offers’ Associations’ Coalition National Retail Federation (NRF) National Sheriffs’ Association (NSA) National Songwriters Association National Troopers Coalition NBCUniversal Nervous Tattoo Inc., dba Ed Hardy New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc. New Era Cap Co Inc New Levels Ent. Co. LLC News Corporation Next Decade Entertainment, Inc. NHL Enterprises, L.P. Nicholas Petrucci, Artist, LLC Nike, Inc. Nintendo of America Inc. Nissle Fine Art Photography North Dakota Pharmacists Association North Dakota Pharmacy Service Corporation Oakley, Inc. One Voice Recordings OpSec Security, Inc. Outdoor Industry Association Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI) Outdoor Research, Inc Pacific Component Xchange, Inc. Party Killer Films LLC Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP Pearson Clinical Assessment Pearson Education Peavey Electronics Corporation Penguine Group (USA) Inc. Perry Ellis International Personal Care Products Council Peter C. Brandt, Architectural and Fine Art Photography Peter Hawkins Photography, Inc. Petzl America Pfizer Inc. PGA of America Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) Philip Morris International Photojournalist Dave Bartruff Picture Archive Council of America (PACA) Pigfactory Music PING PNW Images Premier League Production Music Association (PMA) Professional Photographers of America Proskauer Rose LLP Provident Music Group Quality Float Works, Inc. Raging Waters Music Ralph Lauren Corporation Ramsay Corporation Random House Raulet Property Partners Rebel Photo Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) Red4 Music/Doogs Rock Inc Red Wing Shoe Company Reebok International Ltd. Reed Elsevier Inc. Republic Nashville Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) Revlon Richard Flutie Photography Rite Aid Robin Davis Photography, Inc. Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi LLP Rodger Scott Craig, a member of Liverpool Express, The Merseybeats, Fortune, Harlan Cage, 101 South, and Mtunz Media Roger Smith Photography Services Rolex Watch USA Inc. Romance Writers of America (RWA) Rosetta Stone Inc. Saddle Creek Sage Studios LLC Sam D’Amico Photography Scholastic, Inc. Schneider Electric Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Sean McGinty Photography Secret Sea Visions (Photography) SESAC, Inc. SG Industries, Inc. Sherman & Sterling LLP Showdog Universal Music Shure Incorporated SIGMA Assessment Systems Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Six Degrees Records Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council SMC Entertainment SMT Corp. SoBe Entertainment Society of Sport & Event Photographers Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) Sony Electronics Inc. Sony Music Entertainment Sony Music Nashville Sony Pictures Entertainment Soul Appeal Records and Music SoundExchange Southern Gothic LLC Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) SPI (The Plastics Industry Trade Association) Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association Sports Rights Owners Coalition Spring Fever Productions LLC Spyder Active Sports, Inc State International Development Organization (SIDO) Stenbakken Photography Stephen Dantzig Photography Stock Artist Alliance Stuart Weitzman Holdings, LLC Student Photographic Society Studio 404 SunRise Solar Inc. Taylor Glenn Photographs Taylor Guitars Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc. Tednologies, Inc. The Cambridge Don The Collegiate Licensing Company/IMG College The Donath Group, Inc. The Dow Chemical Company The Estee Lauder Companies The McGraw-Hill Companies The Music People! Inc. The National Association of Theater Owners (NATO) The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) The Perseus Books Groups The Recording Academy (National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences) The Timberland Company The United States Conference of Mayors The Walt Disney Company Tiffany & Co. Time Warner Inc. Tony Bullard Photography Toshiba America Business Solutions, Inc. TRA Global Tricoast Worldwide Trio Productions, Inc. / Songscape Music, Twist & Shout, Inc. U.S. Chamber of Commerce Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) UMG Publishing Group Nashville Underwriters Laboratories Inc. United States Chamber of Commerce United States Tennis Association Universal Music Group Uniweld Products Inc. VF Corporation Viacom Vibram USA, Inc Virtual Chip Exchange USA, Inc. Visa, Inc. Voltage Pictures, LLC W.R. Case & Sons Cutlery Co. W.W. Norton & Company Walcott Studio, LLC Wal-Mart Warner Music Group Warner Music Nashville Wendy Kaveney Photography Western Psychological Services Wes White & Case LLP Wolters Kluewer Health Word Entertainment Xerox Corporation Zippo Manufacturing Company Zumba Fitness, LLC
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