ESA member Epic Games speaks out against SOPA
Epic Games, developer of the Gears of War series and member of the Entertainment Software Association, last night came out against the proposed “Stop Online Piracy Act” (SOPA).
“We do not support the current version of SOPA,” Epic Games senior PR manager Dana Cowley wrote in a public letter posted to the North Carolina company’s forums. “We are members of the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), a trade organization that is working with legislators to refine the bill,” she said, referring to the ESA’s letter of support for the proposed legislation released earlier this week.
She added, “Epic Games supports efforts that would stop overseas websites profiting from pirating our games, but we have to do that in a way that’s compatible with freedom of speech and due process of law.”
Epic is the first member of the ESA – the political lobbying arm of the game industry – to speak out against SOPA, but we suspect it won’t be the last. We’ve dropped a list of remaining ESA members after the break who have yet to rescind support for the proposed legislation.Continue reading ESA member Epic Games speaks out against SOPAESA member Epic Games speaks out against SOPA originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 05 Jan 2012 08:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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