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There's a new bill being pushed hard in the halls of Congress. It's called the Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act (COICA), and it already has the support of dozens of very large and influential mega-corporations. In essence, the bill gives broad new powers to the US Attorney General and Department of Justice to stomp out websites, especially foreign ones, that pose a threat to US copyright holders. Sounds like a great plan, right? Well there's Hertz, and there's not exactly.Who supports this bill? Take a look below:1-800-PetMedsActivisionAcushnet GolfAssociation of American PublishersCable and Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA)ChanelChurch Music Publishers' AssociationCopyright AllianceDisneyEMIEntertainment Software AssociationFashion Business Inc.Fortune BrandsGuru Denim, Inc.Imaging Supplies CoalitionJohnson and JohnsonLVMH Moet Hennessy Louis VuittonMajor League BaseballMerckMotion Picture Association of AmericaNagraStarNagravisionNational Music Publisher's AssociationNBC UniversalNervous Tattoo Inc., dba Ed HardyNewscorpNikeOakleyOpSec SecurityPremier LeagueRecording Industry Association of AmericaSony Music EntertainmentSports Rights Owners CoalitionSTOP Streaming GroupTiffany and Co.Time WarnerTrue Religion Apparel, Inc.Ultimate Fighting ChampionshipUnderwriters LaboratoryUniversal Music GroupU.S. Chamber of CommerceViacomWarner Music GroupXerox
the bill gives broad new powers to the US Attorney General and Department of Justice to stomp out websites, especially foreign ones
