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Some initially offered support, then softened positions. In a joint statement, they said:
"Valid and important questions have been raised about the(se) bill(s). As (they) now (stand, they) could sweep in more than just truly egregious actors." Redefinitions of who can be prosecuted are needed. "Unintended consequences must be avoided.""Due process, free speech, and privacy are rights (too important to) be compromised." The Business Software Alliance (BSA) "has long stood against filtering or monitoring the Internet. All of these concerns should be duly considered and addressed."
Supporters include News Corp's Rupert Murdoch, AFL-CIO, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Chamber of Commerce, Motion Picture Association of America, Recording Industry Association of America, National Association of Broadcasters, McGraw-Hill, Macmillan US, other book publishers, Viacom, other companies with cable, film and music interests, trademark dependent companies like Nike and L'Oreal. ASCAP, Caterpillar, Ford, Comcast, the NBA, NCAA, MLB, Netflix, Philip Morris, Pfizer, Time Warner, Wal-Mart, and many others.
In over 90,000 local groups, Meetup has more than 10 million people involved. Its web site headlines, "Meetups mobilize against PIPA and SOPA," saying:
The 20,000-member strong New York Tech Meetup (NYTM) "declared an emergency (January 18) Meetup" outside the New York offices of Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand.
NYTM's "calling on every concerned resident to take to the streets. In solidarity, the Hackers and Founders Meetup of the Bay area scheduled their own Meetup to rally" support.
Other actions will follow.
On January 17, Save the Internet.com headlined "Momentum Builds Against SOPA and PIPA," saying:
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