Comment by ff0066mote

From the wikipedia blackout page:

  > They [the bills] put the onus on website owners to police user-contributed
  > material and call for the blocking of entire sites, even if the links are
  > not to infringing material. Small sites will not have the sufficient
  > resources to mount a legal challenge.

This is beautiful. It succinctly puts forth the problem that SOPA/PIPA and similar legislation will create: chilling innovation.