The ProPublica website reports that New York Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand are in favor of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) H.R. 3261 (the Senate version is called Protect IP Act or PIPA). The bill would allow U.S. law enforcement and copyright holders far more latitude to fight online intellectual property theft. WGXC has sent a message to Rep. Chris Gibson's press representative to find out the Kinderhook Republican's position, which we will then report. Opponents of the bill, who believe eliminates due process and will slow free ideas and commerce, plan to shut down their websites on Wed., Jan. 18, to protest the proposal. Wikipedia announced Mon., Jan. 17 that is was joining the blackout, which also includes Reddit and Boing Boing, while Google and Ebay are also coming out against the bill. On Sunday, Senate leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said on "Meet the Press" that he plans to bring the online piracy legislation to a vote next week.