User blog comment:Craiglpalmer/SOPA and PIPA Situation Summary/@comment-3439590-20120118053413/@comment-3146930-20120118053821

They are bills that would allow the US government to take down any web site that has copyrighted material on in. This includes things like pictures, video, music, and anything else. They could even take the site down if it gives credit the the owner. They could also take down a video of you singing a song or if a song appears in the background of a video. It basically tosses Fair Use out the window