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• SOPA proposes to give powers to the US Department of Justice to shut down any website on suspicion of copyright infringement
• The decision will be largely based upon the finger pointing of the copyright holders, media companies and multi-national corporations
• Even websites hosted outside the US will be attacked because the bill will allow the DoJ to force Google, Paypal et al to blacklist the “offending” website
• The bill operates on a guilty until proven innocent basis.
• The sites in question would have 5 days to prove they are innocent during which time the site will be shut anyway.

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