I saw this comment on HN which sums up SOPA pretty well.

“If someone shoplifts in your store, this bill allows the government to shut down your store.”

The analogy could use a few tweaks, but it’s essentially the idea of the bill. I think it’s pretty important for the opponents of the bill to reduce the number of words used to describe SOPA so that people understand what the outcry is about. It’s too easy for SOPA’s proponents to spin the meaning of this bill to get it passed.