The Sunlight Foundation has decided to take a look at the gifts of large media companies to politicians who support and PIPA soup ... and, as expected, we found that there are a lot of money there. Of course, to be fair, I think the opposite is true: those who oppose the bill and go to get donations from people who, you know, really

Internet. Some call it corruption, but more like a systemic problem, and it is not clear which comes first - support for certain types of accounts ... or donations. But once the process is difficult to break this cycle. Those who have received large donations of certain industries who want to continue. And, of course, that Lessig likes note these days, part of the game is to be a politician "in the fence," so that you can raise money from both sides of a controversial issue.

• However, what is clear is that the big media companies have spread their money in very long and wide:
• Among the 25 co-sponsors SOPA on both sides of the aisle, here is the distribution of legislators, who have made significant donations in the media on television, music and films during his career in Congress.
• Rep. Howard Berman, D-Calif., $ 1,727,156. Its southern border is an area of ??Hollywood Boulevard. and was the recipient in a fundraiser earlier this month organized by two groups of pressure on a company representing the National Association of Broadcasters.
• Representative Adam Schiff, D-Calif., $ 516 400
• Representative John Conyers, D-Mich., $ 488 731
• Representative Mary Bono Mack
• , R-Calif., $ 488 636
• Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Tex., $ 392,995 (the sponsor)
• Rep. Robert Goodlatte
, R-VA, $ 316.686

Representative Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., $ 261 700
• Representative Lee Terry, R-Nev., $ 248 168
• Representative John Barrow, D-GA, $ 210.900
• Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz
• , D-Fla., $ 204 199
• Representative Elton Gallegly, R-Calif., $ 133 023
• Representative Melvin Watt, DN.C., $ 130 100
• Rep. John Carter, R-Tex., $ 75 850
• representative Karen Bass, D-Calif., $ 64 648
• Rep. Steve Scalise
• , R-AL $ 54,000
• Rep. William Owens, DN.Y., $ 42,850
• Representative Dennis Ross, R-Fla., $ 30 000
• Representative Thomas Marino, R-Penn., $ 21 300
• About 40 co-sponsors of the Act on the protection of intellectual property rights SOUP partners in the Senate have received more than 13.5 million of the television industry, film and music since he entered Congress. Here's a summary:

Senator John McCain, R-Ariz., $ 1,996,470

Senator Charles Schumer, DN.Y., $ 1,465,160

Senator Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., $ 1,295,718
Senator Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., $ 899,366 (the sponsor) Senator Al Franken, a Democrat from Minnesota., $ 890 668 Senator Bill Nelson, D-Fla., $ 493 069

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