The list of companies who support legislation that would censor the internet is eight pages long (pdf). It includes the following:
- 1-800 Contacts, Inc.
- 3M Company
- Adidas
- American Apparel and Footwear Association
- American Mental Health Counselors Association
- Art Holeman Photography
- Australian Medical Council
- Bose Corporation
- Burberry
- Business Software Alliance (which includes: Adobe, Apple, AVG, Corel, Dell, Intel, Intuit, McAfee, Microsoft, Quark, Quest, Siemens, Symantec)
- Callaway Golf Company
- Caterpillar Inc.
- CBS Corporation
- Chanel USA
- Coach
- Columbia Sportswear Company
- Comcast Corporation
- CVS Caremark
- Dolce & Gabbana USA, INC.
- Dollar General Corporation
- Electronic Arts, Inc.
- Eli Lilly and Company
- Entertainment Software Association (ESA) (which includes: Capcom, NVIDIA, Disney Interactive Studios, Epic Games Inc, Microsoft, Konami, SEGA, Warner Bros., etc.)
- Fender Musical Instrument Company
- Ford Motor Company
- Gibson Guitar Corp.
- GlaxoSmithKline
- Harley-Davidson Motor Company
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Images Plus
- Johnson & Johnson
- Juicy Couture, Inc
- kate spade
- Lacoste USA
- Leatherman Tool Group, Inc.
- Lexmark International, Inc.
- Liz Claiborne, Inc
- L’Oréal USA
- Lucky Brand Jeans
- Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. (MPAA)
- NBCUniversal
- New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc.
- News Corporation
- NHL Enterprises, L.P.
- Nike, Inc.
- Nintendo of America Inc.
- Peavey Electronics Corporation
- Perry Ellis International
- Pfizer Inc.
- Philip Morris International
- Ralph Lauren Corporation
- Reebok International Ltd.
- Revlon
- Rite Aid
- Rolex Watch USA Inc.
- Rosetta Stone Inc.
- Sony
- Taylor Guitars
- The Estee Lauder Companies
- The McGraw-Hill Companies
- The Timberland Company
- The Walt Disney Company
- Tiffany & Co.
- Time Warner Inc.
- Toshiba America Business Solutions, Inc.
- U.S. Chamber of Commerce
- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Universal Music Group
- Viacom
- Vibram USA, Inc
- Wal-Mart
- World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.
- Xerox Corporation
- Zumba Fitness, LLC
Yeah, so basically if you were hoping to boycott supporters of these acts, just don’t buy anything at all. And don’t do anything for entertainment. Oh, and for God’s sake, don’t get sick.
Nevermind the pissant little companies on this list you’ve never heard of. What’s worrisome is the giants, like Apple, Adobe, Microsoft, and Intel. Companies who hypocritically thrive off the open nature of the internet—an internet where it’s not a felony to post an animated GIF from a tiny fraction of your favorite film, or record you and a friend lipsyncing Nicki Minaj. The internet has exploded because of these seemingly trivial freedoms—the freedom to mess around and create interesting stuff. Experimentation without fear of federal imprisonment leads to some pretty awesome stuff. Stuff that’s then used with the very software and equipment these SOPA backers sell. So it’s not just that they’re supporting an awful censorship law—these BSA cronies are biting our hands that feed them.
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