The SOPA bill (and DNS blocking) is what happens when someone with the title of anti-piracy or copyright lawyer has greater clout than your head of new technology. SOPA gives corporations unprecedented power to censor almost any site on the Internet. It’s as if someone shoplifts in your store, SOPA allows the government to shut down your store.
Click through and read the whole article. The author gives an excellent overview of why Hollywood can’t accept change even though it proves to be beneficial in the long run.
