This blog post attracted enough attention that other media sources commented on it as being part of the start of a movement.[6] The three reasons he cited for the boycott are high subscription prices for individual journals, bundling subscriptions to journals of different value and importance, and Elsevier's support for SOPA, the PROTECT IP Act, and the Research Works Act.[4][7][8] The "Statement of Purpose" on the Cost of Knowledge website explains that Elsevier was chosen as an initial focus for discontent due to a "widespread feeling among mathematicians that they are the worst offender."[9] The statement further mentions "scandals, lawsuits, lobbying, etc." as reasons for focusing on Elsevier.[9]