David A. Meyer

Clay Shirky does a great job explaining the SOPA/PIPA bills in layman’s terms during a recent TED presentation in New York City. Please take the time to watch the unfortunately formatted Flash video and familiarize yourself with the issues at hand.

According to ProPublica, five of Florida’s 27 members of Congress have come out in favor of SOPA. Nobody has voiced an opinion of dissent. Ironically, this polarizing legislation appears to be one of the few issues to garner bi-partisan support during this Congressional session. Not surprisingly, those receiving the largest contributions from the affected industries (movie, music, TV, computers and Internet) seem to be leaning toward a yea vote.