Friday, January 13, 2012

Sopa

  • The Stop Online Piracy Act is one everyone's mind lately, including gamers concerned about their favorite companies' perceived support of the legislation.
  • (YAHOO!)
  • If you caught "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" Wednesday night, you may remember he said the Thursday night "guest will be the Internet.
  • (Washington Post)
  • Mojang boss Markus Persson says Minecraft.net, Mojang.com will be taken offline next week in stand against controversial legislation. Mojang studio head Markus Persson today announced via Twitter that Minecraft.net and Mojang.
  • (Gamespot News)
  • Update: Join me in fighting SOPA on Facebook during next week's Reddit blackout. A week from today, one of the most popular websites on the internet will go dark.
  • (Forbes)
  • The chief sponsor of a major anti-piracy bill pending in the House Judiciary Committee said he plans to remove one of its most controversial provisions. Rep.
  • (Variety)
  • Halo creator says Stop Online Piracy Act could cripple the kind of games we love to create, should it pass; DNS provision stripped from bill.
  • (Gamespot News)
  • A few minutes ago, I pointed my mobile phone at a soda bottle and scanned the products bar code. A few seconds later, the screen displayed this message: Item OK! This is not a Sopa-supporting product.
  • (The Guardian)
  • While U.S.
  • (Media Matters)
  • A bipartisan alternative to controversial anti-piracy bills now before Congress is being floated online by a handful of senators and representatives.
  • (GCN.com)
  • In a move the technology sector will surely see as a victory, a controversial antipiracy bill being debated in Congress will no longer include a provision that would require ISPs to block access to overseas Web sites accused of piracy.
  • (CNET News)

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