Nintendo, EA, Others Vanish From SOPA Supporter List
Nintendo, Electronic Arts and Sony Electronics no longer appear on the list of SOPA supporters. Meanwhile, Anonymous is about to strike out at Sony again for its support for the bill.
We've already mentioned that the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) is bad news. Along with the PROTECT IP act, the duo gives content owners the right to take down websites they believe are infringing on their copyright. That includes mere links to content that possibly infringes on a copyright, and if that link isn't removed as requested, then the copyright owner can have the website's advertising and transaction revenue severed. Even more, the domain name itself - whether it's local or overseas -- could even be thrown on a blacklist, leaving the site inaccessible.
Back in November, Joystiq reported that Nintendo, Electronic Arts and Sony Electronics backed the Internet censorship bill that's currently circulating in the U.S. Congress. Now they have simply vanished from the list of SOPA supporters residing on the official Committee On The Judiciary website (pdf). In fact, the list of supporters has seemingly diminished since the original plea letter to the US Congress was sent on September 22. However still backing the bill are the likes of BMI, Comcast/NBC Universal, Time Warner, EMI Music Publishing, L'Oreal, Marvel Entertainment, the MPAA, and even Sony Music.
Meanwhile, Anonymous has set its sights on Sony again thanks to the latter company's support for the controversial bill. In its latest video, the hactivist group states that supporting SOPA is like trying to throw an entire company from off a bridge. "Your support to the act is a signed death warrant to SONY Company and Associates," the group states. "Therefore, yet again, we have decided to destroy your network. We will dismantle your phantom from the internet. Prepare to be extinguished. Justice will be swift, and it will be for the people, whether some like it or not. Sony, you have been warned."
For their support of SOPA, Anonymous is also going after Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, Kim Kardashian, and Taylor Swift. "To those doubting our powers," the group adds. "We've infiltrated the servers of Bank of America, The United States Department of Defense, The United Nations, and Lockheed Martin. In one day."
Man, there goes the PlayStation Network again.
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L'Oreal? WTF?
At least EA does something right once in a while...
Seems rather hollow after nothing happened to Facebook on November 5th.
But that aside, this SOPA is scary. It's like a doctor using a sledgehammer to perform brain surgery. While some protections may be needed, this bill has absolutely nothing to do with protecting content copyrights. It has everything to do with getting more and more control over private citizens.
It's about time that somebody has decided to take down Bieber
hm..........interesting........
Ouch you'd better head their warning SONY or your network will go down. I can't wait for this to happen so I think when it does I will make some popcorn.
As much as i dislike SOPA or anything like it, Anonymous appear just as bad with their do as we say or be punished attitude.
Anonymous still creeps me out. I'll only support two things on them:
1. Anti- Justin Bieber
2. Anti- SOPA
For the first time in my life I kind of hope Anonymous does what they say they will do... and I hate Anon.
At least EA does something right once in a while...
To first support it says it all about them, they thought this would slip through without any outcry from us peasants. Sony has always been a piece of shit, look back at their rootkit fiasco for starters.
Go look the list up, there are allot of names like this "National Narcotics Offers’ Associations’ Coalition" which is the government using their police state entities who love this power grab just like any good fascist loving organization, 1984 is being pushed on us and the people better fight back or we will all have rectal monitors shoved up are asses before we know it.
Isn't the ESA still supporting it? And wouldn't this just be a big PR lie if it is?
I'm sure they learned a lesson about supporting legislation like this. That type of legislation needs to be supported from under the table.
Until the companies take a public stance against this and similar bills, it's safe to assume they still support it.
I am amazed that Justin Bieber would be supporting SOPA as a whole, since he could be prosecuted under the felony streaming provisions, for videos he created when he was a youngster.
That is why it perplexes me that Bieber would support SOPA
Seems rather hollow after nothing happened to Facebook on November 5th.
They never said they would. Some other guy outside said it and pretended to be anonymous I think
At least EA does something right once in a while...
Hopefully anonymous goes after them regardless, EA needs to be stopped.
Poor Taylor Swift. She's a sweetie, but she's obviously been misled about this thing. I hope Anon isn't too hard on her.
Hmm, interesting that Sony stopped support... and no, it wasn't because of anom....
Operation Mayhem? Fightclub anyone?
Anonymous sounds like a bunch of nerdorissts, and I hope they catch them all, but before they do get caught I hope they actualy pull of all their little terrorist acts, so the big companies realize that they cannot dictate what others should do or not do. Let them know there are people capable to take them down if necessary.
In other words I'm all for it, and yet against it.
I hope everything works out. i like the internet how it is
Poor Taylor Swift. She's a sweetie, but she's obviously been misled about this thing. I hope Anon isn't too hard on her.
That's what she said!
But on a serious note, I am fully against SOPA and hope it fails. And with my ISP being on the support list, I am really hoping it fails.
I am completely against SOPA but I honestly hope someone exposes Annoynamous for what they truly are and that is terrorists plain and simple... They talk all there crap but what are they going to do if some of their actions really piss off the government to the point they decide to actually do something about them. They can hide behind their masks but they aren't pros...if the CIA wants to find them they can.
GENTS DRAW YOUR ATTENTION HERE
If the ESA still supports the bil then EA, Nintendo and Sony withdrawing support is a PR stunt and that's all. THey work through ESA. It's a proxy for them, Deus Ex style.
Those that sponsor this bill are the same individuals who idealize smaller gov't with less control. Gee, what could possibly be changing their toon on this subject? Hooray America!
American arrogance at its finest. the belief that our government institutions can do anything and are only kept in check by our votes/policies. We are not untouchable and we are not the rulers of the world.
This just gets better and better. So the USA was not satisfied trying to police the world so now they are trying to police the internet? HAHAHAHA.
I can't wait until everyone moves DNS / content / hosting servers and websites off of US soil and give them the finger.
@crimson the real terrorist is your own government. Corrupted to the core.
Attacking companies does nothing.....
See, therer's this thing called congress.................................... Maybe anon should look into that.....
Attacking companies does nothing.....See, therer's this thing called congress.................................... Maybe anon should look into that.....
who you think owns them?