Just got this from MoveOn.org:

Dear MoveOn member,

The worst idea to come out of Washington in years (and that's saying a lot) is flying through Congress like a freight train with wings, and we need to move quickly to stop it.

The Internet Censorship Act would allow major corporations to shut down sites like YouTube, Facebook, or even MoveOn.org by claiming copyright infringement—with no proof, and no due process. A simple allegation would force search engines, advertisers, and credit card companies to shut down any site you rely on.1 100 legal experts have written a letter saying it would literally "break the Internet's infrastructure."2

For example, if you (or Justin Bieber) wanted to post a video to YouTube of yourself singing a Beatles song, a record company could force the Department of Justice to shut down all of YouTube. Really.3

The Internet Censorship Act is being rushed through under the radar by massive media companies who've spent so much money lobbying and donating that the bill now has broad bipartisan support. It could come up for a vote before the end of the year, and if that happened right now—before most people had ever heard of it—it would pass easily.

That means we have just days or weeks to raise the alarm and shine the light on what the Internet Censorship Act would do. We've got a plan to launch a major publicity campaign immediately, with online and TV ads, viral media, and a big organizing effort targeting key members of Congress—if we can raise $125,000 today.

There's a growing group of major Internet companies like Google on our side, so we have a real chance at beating this thing. Google says the bill "sets a precedent in favor of Internet censorship and could jeopardize our nation's cybersecurity."4

But now the bill's backers, like Comcast and Viacom,5 have the upper hand. Democrats and Republicans have joined hands to support Internet censorship in a classic case of both parties working for the 1% when they think the 99% won't notice.

The key is to keep the bill from passing long enough to get the word out. Senator Ron Wyden is currently blocking the bill in the Senate, with the support of MoveOn members and other progressives. A new wave of support and public pressure starting today is crucial to defeating this bill and protecting the Internet as we know it.

We're ready to start making and running ads, activating organizers in the states of key congressional leaders, and taking on the Internet Censorship Act's corporate backers directly to raise the profile of this fight. But unlike the other side, we have no deep-pocketed corporate contributors. We just have each other. So can you donate today?

https://pol.moveon.org/donate/nointernetcensorship1.html?bg_id=hpc5&id=33396-1452401-6BDju%3Dx&t=4

This is a fight we can win, if we jump in right away.

Sources:
1. "House Version of Rogue Websites Bill Adds DMCA Bypass, Penalties for DNS Workarounds," Public Knowledge, October 26, 2011
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=268060&id=33396-1452401-6BDju%3Dx&t=5
2. "Law Professors' Letter on SOPA," Electronic Frontier Foundation, November 15, 2011
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=268067&id=33396-1452401-6BDju%3Dx&t=6
3. "Why Is Justin Bieber So Hackin Mad?" SaveTheInternet.com, November 2, 2011
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=268061&id=33396-1452401-6BDju%3Dx&t=7
4. "Testimony of Katherine Oyama, Copyright Counsel, Google Inc. Before the House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary Hearing on H.R. 3261, the Stop Online Piracy Act," House Judiciary Committee, November 16, 2011 (PDF)
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=268447&id=33396-1452401-6BDju%3Dx&t=8
5. "Understanding SOPA: The House debates the Stop Online Piracy Act," Yahoo! News, November 16, 2011
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=268445&id=33396-1452401-6BDju%3Dx&t=9