I sent the following messages to my Congressional representatives today:

• To Bob Casey (D-PA), who currently supports PIPA

  I’m writing to say that as a constituent, I strongly oppose the PROTECT-IP Act (PIPA), S. 968. While I understand the need to protect intellectual property rights, PIPA would remove essential checks on the enforcement of such rights, and would place too much power in the hands of copyright owners. I urge Senator Casey to reconsider his support for this bill, and specifically to vote against the upcoming cloture motion.

  (unfortunately I forgot to adjust this to account for the fact that the cloture vote has been postponed)

• To Pat Toomey (R-PA), who currently opposes PIPA

  I’m writing to say that as a constituent, I strongly oppose the PROTECT-IP Act (PIPA), S. 968. I just wanted to express my thanks to Senator Toomey for understanding the dangers of this legislation and publicly opposing it.

• To Glenn Thompson (R-PA), who is undecided

  I’m writing to say that as a constituent, I strongly oppose the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), H.R. 3261. While I understand the need to protect intellectual property rights, SOPA would remove essential checks on the enforcement of such rights, and would place too much power in the hands of copyright owners. If and when SOPA is reintroduced, I hope Representative Thompson will oppose it unless major changes are made to preserve legitimate freedoms online.