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The ESA Pulls SOPA Support Now that the Bill is Dead
Mon Jan 23, 2012 at 11:30 AM ETTags: ESA, SOPA, PIPA, E3 (all tags)
The people behind E3 and dedicated to helping game companies have finally pulled their SOPA support, just after the bill's sponsor did.
Most political issues are pretty contentious but SOPA seems to be reviled by most of the internet. The unpopular proposition that would allow government control of the internet - or at least specific websites - was essentially shut down on Friday. For all intents and purposes, SOPA and PIPA are dead.
Lamar Smith, who sponsored the bill in the first place, pulled his support Friday morning and said that he sees now that a new approach is needed. With both SOPA and PIPA on the shelf, there's not much more to do than look forward to the new bills being worked up. Well, unless you're the ESA.
The Entertainment Software Association, which has strongly supported SOPA since its inception, pulled its support after Smith did. Considering that no game developers or publishers supported SOPA and many railed out against it, it's surprising that the ESA took so long to make a change. Nothing like changing sides of a battle just before a winner is declared.
Then again, maybe the ESA did finally see the light in the wake of rising efforts to boycott E3, the industry's biggest trade show.
Source: GameSpot
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The ESA Pulls SOPA Support Now that the Bill is Dead
Mon Jan 23, 2012 at 11:30 AM ETTags: ESA, SOPA, PIPA, E3 (all tags)
The people behind E3 and dedicated to helping game companies have finally pulled their SOPA support, just after the bill's sponsor did.
Most political issues are pretty contentious but SOPA seems to be reviled by most of the internet. The unpopular proposition that would allow government control of the internet - or at least specific websites - was essentially shut down on Friday. For all intents and purposes, SOPA and PIPA are dead.
Lamar Smith, who sponsored the bill in the first place, pulled his support Friday morning and said that he sees now that a new approach is needed. With both SOPA and PIPA on the shelf, there's not much more to do than look forward to the new bills being worked up. Well, unless you're the ESA.
The Entertainment Software Association, which has strongly supported SOPA since its inception, pulled its support after Smith did. Considering that no game developers or publishers supported SOPA and many railed out against it, it's surprising that the ESA took so long to make a change. Nothing like changing sides of a battle just before a winner is declared.
Then again, maybe the ESA did finally see the light in the wake of rising efforts to boycott E3, the industry's biggest trade show.
Source: GameSpot
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The ESA Pulls SOPA Support Now that the Bill is Dead
Mon Jan 23, 2012 at 11:30 AM ETTags: E3, ESA, SOPA, PIPA (all tags)
The people behind E3 and dedicated to helping game companies have finally pulled their SOPA support, just after the bill's sponsor did.
Most political issues are pretty contentious but SOPA seems to be reviled by most of the internet. The unpopular proposition that would allow government control of the internet - or at least specific websites - was essentially shut down on Friday. For all intents and purposes, SOPA and PIPA are dead.
Lamar Smith, who sponsored the bill in the first place, pulled his support Friday morning and said that he sees now that a new approach is needed. With both SOPA and PIPA on the shelf, there's not much more to do than look forward to the new bills being worked up. Well, unless you're the ESA.
The Entertainment Software Association, which has strongly supported SOPA since its inception, pulled its support after Smith did. Considering that no game developers or publishers supported SOPA and many railed out against it, it's surprising that the ESA took so long to make a change. Nothing like changing sides of a battle just before a winner is declared.
Then again, maybe the ESA did finally see the light in the wake of rising efforts to boycott E3, the industry's biggest trade show.
Source: GameSpot
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Bungie, Razer, Good Old Games, Riot, Runic and Obama Admin Speak Out Against SOPA
Mon Jan 16, 2012 at 12:30 PM ETTags: Bungie, Good Old Games, SOPA (all tags)
So it turns out pretty much everyone in gaming hates the SOPA.
When it comes to most political issues, the game industry is just as varied in opinions as any other group you'd care to name. When it comes to the Stop Online Piracy Act which would give the government a great deal of power over the internet, everyone seems to be against it.
Over the past week or so, Bungie,Good Old Games,Riot,Runic and others have taken stands against the SOPA. Razer's display of opposition was particularly strong. At this point there are few in the game industry supporting the bill, with the Entertainment Software Association being one of them.
Another non-gaming entity has come out against the act as well - the Obama administration.
"While we believe that online piracy by foreign websites is a serious problem that requires a serious legislative response," says an official statement
signed by the president's IP coordinator, cybersecurity coordinator and chief technology officer. "We will not support legislation that reduces
freedom of expression, increases cybersecurity risk, or undermines the dynamic, innovative global Internet."
Source: White House
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Major League Gaming Moves Over 100 Domains from GoDaddy to Oppose SOPA
Mon Jan 09, 2012 at 11:30 AM ETTags: SOPA, Major League Gaming, Industry Trends, eSports, Pro Gaming (all tags)
Yet another significant force in gaming has spoken out against the SOPA, and this one even took action.
Game companies big and small have come out against the Stop Online Piracy Act even though the Electronic Software Association supports it. The latest to take a stand is Major League Gaming, which just moved over 100 domains from GoDaddy.
There was an amazing amount of uproar about the act and a push to boycott companies that support the act. This recently culminated in a thread on Reddit that suggested a "move your domain day" in which users transferred their domains from the SOPA supporting GoDaddy to another provider that opposes SOPA.
The Stop Online Piracy Act is one of the most inflammatory bills to be introduced in recent years. If passed, the SOPA would give the government a wide range of powers over internet sites that offer copyrighted content illegally. These powers include banning the sites from search engines, barring services like PayPal from doing business with the sites and even blocking the sites completely.
Source: Joystiq
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Major League Gaming Moves Over 100 Domains from GoDaddy to Oppose SOPA
Mon Jan 09, 2012 at 11:30 AM ETTags: SOPA, Major League Gaming, Industry Trends, eSports, Pro Gaming (all tags)
Yet another significant force in gaming has spoken out against the SOPA, and this one even took action.
Game companies big and small have come out against the Stop Online Piracy Act even though the Electronic Software Association supports it. The latest to take a stand is Major League Gaming, which just moved over 100 domains from GoDaddy.
There was an amazing amount of uproar about the act and a push to boycott companies that support the act. This recently culminated in a thread on Reddit that suggested a "move your domain day" in which users transferred their domains from the SOPA supporting GoDaddy to another provider that opposes SOPA.
The Stop Online Piracy Act is one of the most inflammatory bills to be introduced in recent years. If passed, the SOPA would give the government a wide range of powers over internet sites that offer copyrighted content illegally. These powers include banning the sites from search engines, barring services like PayPal from doing business with the sites and even blocking the sites completely.
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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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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