Comment by pash

The black-out page did its job in my case. Here's what I sent to my representatives:

As one of your constituents, I want to make you aware of my strong opposition to SOPA, PIPA, and any bill that threatens to restrict or encumber the free flow of information on the Internet.

The monopoly rights that we extend to the owners of intellectual property are intended to provide an incentive to create and disperse knowledge and culture for the benefit of society at large. Legislation that imposes potentially enormous costs on society in order to protect IP rights is antithetical to that very idea.

I encourage you to do what you can to ensure that these bills do not become law.