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According to a statistics conducted by the Center for Responsive Politics, the film, music and TV industry have spent more than $ 91 million to fund the lobbying for the approval of SOPA. The entertainment industry claimed that internet criminals are stealing from hard working Americans by using foreign websites that are illegal. <ref>[http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2011-12/16/c_131309728.htm Silicon Valley, Hollywood fight over anti-piracy bill]</ref> The Stop Online Piracy Act is supported by different organizations including:<ref>[http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/244011/the_us_stop_online_piracy_act_a_primer.html The US Stop Online Piracy Act: A Primer]</ref>