Berman stated that the legislation would have given copyright holders "both carrots and sticks" and said that "copyright owners should be free to use reasonable, limited self-help measures to thwart P2P piracy if they can do so without causing harm."
Berman believed that the legislation would grant copyright holders a combination of tools for fighting P2P piracy, including both incentives and limitations on their actions. He emphasized that these measures should be "reasonable" and avoid causing harm to others.