This is not precisely the reason, but close enough
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/05/protect-act/
The headline on the Wired article is misleading – it is discussing a Bill introduced in the U.S. Senate. The Bill hasn’t passed the Senate, hasn’t been introduced in the House, and there is no guarantee President Obama would sign it.
The bills sponsors include: Patrick Leahy(D-VT), Orrin Hatch(R-UT), Chuck Schumer(D-NY), Diane Feinstein(D-CA), Lindsay Graham(R-SC), Retriing Herb Kohl(D-WI), Chris Coons(D-DE), Dick Blumenthal(D-CT).
On the surface, it is a bill to prevent people from setting up web sites to facilitate piracy of music and movies – but the legal tools it gives people to assassinate a web site are broad and vague. This bill (if passed) would give the courts additional powers to order search engines to suppress listings pointing to a domain that “infringes” intellectual property. “Infringe” is a very weak standard. Making the claim against a web site could easily be motivated by political reasons, not that there is an actual IP infringement.
Be very concerned about your country.
The usual suspects are sponsoring….
My Senator Dick Blumenthal has a motive that probably isn’t obvious. He was just elected in 2010 after serving as the Attorney General. Connecticut fancies itself as a good location for Hollywood to make movies, and is offering them all kinds of tax incentives to set up studios here. He is a sponsor of the bill because he trying to earn points with the MPAA.
Despite Wired’s claim that the bill is sponsored by “senators of all stripes,” none of those listed on the bill could accurately be described as conservatives.