I.e., the whole SOPA thing could be easily misused by anyone with revenge on their minds, and since there is no due process it will get misused.

Then, those "the vendors here" you're hoping will get "a better income if some of these pirate sites could be forced down" will instead have no income at all. Baby with the bathwater. Have a read of this proposal: it's frightening.

What's more frightening is this. Congress waits for the hoo-ha to die down, administrations to change, and quietly enact it anyway, under a new name. You don't think the movie/music industry are going to take this lying down, do you? :glare:

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Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehen
[it is clear that humans have contempt for that which they do not understand] 

Metaphor of Chooks