To the Editor:

“The Danger of an Attack on Online Piracy,” by David Carr (Media Equation column, Jan. 2), unfairly criticizes the Stop Online Piracy Act, which I introduced, but it does not point to any language in the bill to back up the claims.

SOPA targets only foreign Web sites that are primarily dedicated to illegal and infringing activity. Domestic Web sites, like blogs, are not covered by this legislation.

The SOPA debate is not just between the entertainment industry and high-tech companies. SOPA protects intellectual property of all kinds, which is why it’s supported by more than 120 groups and associations across diverse industries, including the United States Chamber of Commerce.

We need to examine the real motives of the “big Internet guys,” like Google, that oppose SOPA. Google made huge profits by directing consumers to illegal foreign Web sites, so its opposition is self-serving. In fact, Google recently paid half a billion dollars to settle a criminal investigation because of its promotion of foreign pharmacies that sold counterfeit and illegal drugs to American patients, possibly endangering their health.