League of Legends tegen SOPA
Er staan steeds meer uitgevers op om tegengas te geven tegen de omstreden SOPA-wetgeving. Riot Games, ontwikkelaar van het populaire League of Legends, heeft nu ook kritiek geuit.
Los van de gebruikelijke redenen om tegen de SOPA-wetgeving te zijn, heeft Riot Games onderstaande lijst samengesteld waarin staat wat SOPA specifiek zou kunnen betekenen voor spelers van League of Legends.
- Kills streaming. If any single streamer plays copyrighted music (or alt tabs into a movie or other owned content) on their stream, there is a significant risk of the entire streaming service being taken down. In some cases, it could even result in criminal penalties for the streamer.
- Threatens independent content creation. Services we all use to create and share League of Legends related content, such as YouTube, Reddit, DeviantArt, streaming websites such as Own3d and Twitch, and more would be at risk of shutting down or greatly restricting the scope of legitimate content allowed on their sites.
- Attacks our community. Aspects of our service such as the official forums and potentially even in-game chat, could be taken down or have their features reduced based on user behavior.
- Other harmful effects. SOPA/PIPA undermine established intellectual property legislation like the DMCA, raise serious constitutional free speech issues, and could even compromise the basic security infrastructure of the internet.
Wat wel eens goed zou kunnen uitpakken voor de tegenstanders van SOPA is dat een lid van het Amerikaanse Congres, vertegenwoordiger van Colorado Jarid Polis, een fervent League of Legends-speler is en het opneemt voor Riot Games. "I'm particularly concerned that SOPA might stifle the kind of innovation that brings us games we love, such as LoL," schrijft Polis. "The bill makes it far too easy for angry competitors to sue good law abiding companies out of existence."
