▁added ▁that ▁nothing ▁came ▁of ▁the ▁project ▁beyond ▁his ▁initial ▁talk . ▁ ▁He ▁def ended ▁his ▁underlying ▁desire ▁to ▁expand ▁representative ▁government ▁in ▁Lib ya ▁and ▁concluded ▁that ▁" the ▁best ▁reason ▁to ▁believe ▁that ▁social ▁media ▁can ▁aid ▁citizens ▁in ▁their ▁struggle ▁to ▁make ▁government ▁more ▁respons ive ▁is ▁that ▁both ▁citizens ▁and ▁govern ments ▁believe ▁that ." ▁ ▁Re action ▁to ▁S OP A ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁at ▁T ED ▁Sal on ▁NY , ▁Sh ir ky ▁gave ▁a ▁talk ▁titled ▁" Why ▁S OP A ▁is ▁a ▁bad ▁idea ." ▁ ▁He ▁c ites ▁S OP A ▁as ▁a ▁way ▁for ▁traditional , ▁mass ▁media ▁produ cers ▁to ▁" raise ▁the ▁cost ▁of ▁copy right ▁comp liance ▁to ▁the ▁point ▁where ▁people ▁simply ▁get ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁business ▁of ▁offering ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁cap ability ▁to ▁am ateurs ." ▁ ▁After ▁an ▁off ending ▁internet ▁site ▁is ▁identified , ▁with ▁the ▁identification ▁process ▁itself ▁not ▁specified ▁in ▁the ▁bill , ▁the ▁target ed ▁site ▁will ▁be ▁removed ▁from ▁the ▁Domain ▁Name ▁System ▁( D NS ). ▁Sh ir ky ▁claims ▁since ▁you ▁can ▁still ▁use ▁the ▁static ▁IP ▁address ▁of ▁the ▁site ▁in ▁question , ▁removal ▁from ▁DNS ▁is ▁fut ile . ▁He ▁ident ifies ▁the ▁Audio ▁Home ▁Rec ording ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁as ▁a ▁law ▁that ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁del ine ate ▁between ▁sharing ▁with ▁your ▁friends ▁as ▁being ▁legal ▁and ▁s elling ▁for ▁commercial ▁gain ▁as ▁illegal .