This bill hopes to end piracy, but it is one way of diminishing free speech. The bill will shut down anything that can be used to access copyright content. A lot of services fill in that vague definition. VPN and proxy services that people use for legal purposes such as privacy and protection or trying to access services blocked in that country such as during the Arab Spring. These services would be shut down as they fill that vague definition as they can be used for that service.
It is not very effective in stopping piracy as things can be done. Piracy sites like thepiratebay.org, demonoid.me, etc. can change domains frequently. Torrents also don't require servers, they require people and a website is just the place where you get the download. To bypass, people could send the torrent link to each other and then soon we'll have e-mail being censored, because it can be used to spread pirate works.
The bill has so many loopholes that it doesn't give many people a leg to stand on. Under the DMCA, websites were asked kindly to remove kindly. Under SOPA, websites were shut down automatically and the website would have to appeal. The definition of the bill is also so unclear that what would be called legal is now illegal or is it? The bill is so unclear that it could tip in both favors giving the defendant whether it's a 24 year old hacker or a 5 year old uploading a music video. Sites like Google and Twitter would have to censor their sites 24/7 which goes against their business models. For Google, it's to categorize the worlds information and for Twitter its to share whats on your mind. It could end the idea of having a normal internet. Its also happening right now.
SOPA is a good idea and its a step in the right direction yet some bugs need to be fixed. They should make the SRRA bill (Stop Retarded Republicans Act).
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