Musicians, Companies, & Their Stance on SOPA

Yesterday, Digital Music News posted information citing the music companies who have publicly stated support for or opposition to SOPA as well as a few companies who have opposed it, according to MapLight.org. It's well known as this point that many music, media, and entertainment companies support and, in some cases, even sponsor this bill. Still, in order to truly consider any issue, it is wise to seek a full understanding of both sides of the argument and who its proponents are. So, in order to paint a clearer picture of the entire spectrum of supporters, here is the same list, pulled from MapLight.org, as well as an expanded lists of musicians and music companies - based on new information or further research- that oppose the bill. Surely, many are missing on both sides of the argument, so please feel free to add them in the comments.

What do you think of SOPA and PIPA? What's wrong with or good about the bills? Is there a way to compromise?



Music Companies/ Musicians Supporting SOPA

1. A2IM
2. American Federation of Musicians
3. AFTRA
4. ASCAP
5. BMI
6. Bose Corp.
7. Capitol Records Nashville
8. CBS Corporation
9. Christian Music Trade Association
10. Church Music Publishers Association
11. Church Music Trade Association
12. Country Music Association
13. Country Music Television
14. Disney
15. EMI Christian Music Group
16. EMI Music Publishing
17. Gospel Music Association
18. Lost Highway Records
19. MCA Records
20. Mercury Nashville
21. NAB
22. National Music Publisher's Association
23. National Songwriters Association
24. Provident Music Group
25. RIAA
26. Republic Nashville
27. UMG Publishing Group
28. Universal Music Group Inc.
29. Warner Music Group
30. Warner Music Nashville
31. Word Entertainment

Music Companies/ Musicians Opposing SOPA

1. Future of Music Coalition
2. Tipping Point Entertainment 
3. Hypebot
4. Evolver.FM
5. KickStarter
6. Google
7. Altavoz Distro Co
8. OneSheet founder, Brendan Mulligan
9. Vimeo
10. Oak Recording Studio
11. IndieGoGo
12. Grooveshark
13. Hype Machine
14. Kevin Devine (Musician)
15. Zoë Keating (Musician)
16. The Lonely Island (SNL)
17. Daniel Lorca  (Nada Surf)
18. Erin McKeown (Musician)
19. MGMT
20. Samantha Murphy (Musician)
21. OK Go
22. Amanda Palmer (The Dresden Dolls)
23. Quiet Company
24. Trent Reznor
25. Hank Shocklee (Producer- Public Enemy, The Bomb Squad)
26. Johnny Stimson, Musician

Note: Admittedly, it could be argued that some of the companies on either side are not music companies but those listed work with, represent, or rely on music or musicians in some manner. For example. Google owns Google Music and Youtube. Disney owns a record label and a radio station.

So, what do you think?