
Online piracy has been against the law for a while, and it is a federal crime. The article stated that the FBI had been investigating for 2 years, so this is not because of SOPA. It’s just weirdly timed. The internet is not about to just collapse overnight.
LOL anonymous is hitting back hard though. jesus christ all of them websites.
Evidently they already have the power that SOPA and PIPA would enforce.