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Apple, Nintendo, Microsoft, Sony and EA Pull SOPA Support
Tue Jan 03, 2012 at 11:30 AM ETTags: Microsoft, Sony, EA, Apple, SOPA, Industry Trends, Censorship (all tags)
Five major gaming companies are now allying themselves against the bill that would allow the U.S. to censor the internet.
The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) has been extremely controversial since it was introduced. Essentially, if put into effect, the SOPA would allow the U.S. government to eliminate advertising on, limit business to, or completely block websites that allegedly infringe on copyrights.
Initially the bill was supported by a great deal of companies but most of the big names - at least the big names in gaming - are pulling their support. The change in stance is almost certainly in response to consumer response, which has been extremely negative in most cases. Boycotts, petitions and even threats have been issued and seem to have had some effect.
In the last week or so, Microsoft, Nintendo, Sony Electronics, EA and Apple have pulled their names off of the SOPA, but there are plenty of supporters including the Entertainment Software Association. As Joystiq's Griffin McElroy points out though, every company belonging to the ESA has pulled their support, so it seems likely the ESA will follow suit.
Source: Joystiq
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Apple, Nintendo, Microsoft, Sony and EA Pull SOPA Support
Tue Jan 03, 2012 at 11:30 AM ETTags: Microsoft, Sony, EA, Apple, SOPA, Industry Trends, Censorship (all tags)
Five major gaming companies are now allying themselves against the bill that would allow the U.S. to censor the internet.
The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) has been extremely controversial since it was introduced. Essentially, if put into effect, the SOPA would allow the U.S. government to eliminate advertising on, limit business to, or completely block websites that allegedly infringe on copyrights.
Initially the bill was supported by a great deal of companies but most of the big names - at least the big names in gaming - are pulling their support. The change in stance is almost certainly in response to consumer response, which has been extremely negative in most cases. Boycotts, petitions and even threats have been issued and seem to have had some effect.
In the last week or so, Microsoft, Nintendo, Sony Electronics, EA and Apple have pulled their names off of the SOPA, but there are plenty of supporters including the Entertainment Software Association. As Joystiq's Griffin McElroy points out though, every company belonging to the ESA has pulled their support, so it seems likely the ESA will follow suit.
Source: Joystiq
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Best Buy Pulls 'Burlesque' Blu-ray Due to Pack-In Corset
Wed Mar 02, 2011 at 01:30 PM ETTags: Best Buy, Censorship (all tags)
The corset is in the ads for the Blu-ray, but you won't find it in stores.
We have a High-Def Digest reader named Perry to thank for this tip. In his email to us he writes, " I just went to pick up my copy of 'Burlesque' on Blu-ray with the free corset and I was told they were pulled off the shelf this morning with top priority."
After doing a bit of checking up, it turns out this is the case at more than just one Best Buy. Though the ad for 'Burlesque' clearly indicates a pack-in corset for those that purchase the Blu-ray/DVD combo pack, stores aren't selling them.
In fact, some stores have gone as far as pulling the discs completely off the shelves. Our tipster Perry reported that he was only given the Blu-ray after putting in an order on BestBuy.com. At that point, they removed the corset and then handed over the Blu-ray.
Currently, the disc's page on Best Buy's website doesn't show anything about the Corset, which it did previous to today.
Best Buy has not confirmed the reason for the pull, but an employee who chooses to remain anonymous has told us that the company received complaints from a parent's group and caved to the pressure.
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- Burlesque (Blu-ray)
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