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by rorrr 4992 days ago
> whereas the republican senate was behind it

SOPA had

19 republican sponsors and supporters

35 democratic sponsors and supporters

https://projects.propublica.org/sopa/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_US_Congresspersons_who...

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It was a bipartisan effort carried out mainly for the entertainment industry. The reason why there were more Dems is largely because the business is in California, and is heavily unionized. The employees in the entertainment industry tend to see piracy as something that costs them money and jobs.