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===Afilias===
===Afilias===
In January, 2012, [[Afilias]] put a sponsored post on [[CircleID]] highlighting their opposition to SOPA and the reasons behind it. They noted that they do support [[Intellectual Property|intellectual property]] protections, but sill regard SOPA as a threat to the integrity of the Internet. Their reasons for opposing SOPA include: the threat it poses to [[DNSSEC]], given that ISPs would suddenly be required to interrupt the security protocol's chain of command to block or suspend domains in violation of its copyright protections; the ease at which a user could still resolve a blocked site, given that it would be the local ISP's responsibility to block infringing domains; and the many opportunities and loopholes the legislation would create for Internet criminals.<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/posts/20120107_afilias_says_no_to_sopa/ Afilias Says No To SOPA, CircleID.com]</ref>
In January, 2012, [[Afilias]] put a sponsored post on [[CircleID]] highlighting their opposition to SOPA and the reasons behind it. They noted that they do support [[Intellectual Property|intellectual property]] protections, but sill regard SOPA as a threat to the integrity of the Internet. Their reasons for opposing SOPA include: the threat it poses to [[DNSSEC]], given that ISPs would suddenly be required to interrupt the security protocol's chain of command to block or suspend domains in violation of its copyright protections; the ease at which a user could still resolve a blocked site, given that it would be the local ISP's responsibility to block infringing domains; and the many opportunities and loopholes the legislation would create for Internet criminals.<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/posts/20120107_afilias_says_no_to_sopa/ Afilias Says No To SOPA, CircleID.com]</ref>
===Name.com===
GoDaddy competitor, [[Name.com]], was a huge proponent of the GoDaddy protest, the SOPA blackout, and the other efforts to fight the organization. They announced that they would be donating $1,000 to each of the following organizations: [[Electronic Frontier Foundation]], Creative Commons, and The Case Foundation.<ref>[http://blog.name.com/2012/01/shedding-some-light-during-the-blackout-sopa-pipa/ Shedding Some Light During the Blackout SOPA PIPA, blog.name.com]</ref>
===Lawmakers Against SOPA===
===Lawmakers Against SOPA===