Valve does not support the SOPA bill

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The answer was obvious, but I don't think we've seen a response from Valve regarding SOPA. Well, Gabe Newell himself has written back to me today, and he says that Valve does not support the bill. Huzzah! Here's a screenshot:
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[nofreeman]

good, steam black out..

 

[ríomhaire]

Steam announcement probably wouldn't help too much, but it wouldn't hurt.

 

[blackout]

I'm not from the oosa, so could someone explain this to me in simple english (in other words, don't just give me a link to a wikipedia article)

 

[ríomhaire]

I'm not from the oosa, so could someone explain this to me in simple english (in other words, don't just give me a link to a wikipedia article)

Basically it allows a website to be blocked by the US courts indefinitely if someone accuses the website of infringing copyright. Say if Ubisoft complained that people had put screenshots of Assassin's Creed on this site it could be blocked for all American visitors (the entire website). They also don't actually have to prove the copyright was violated.

 

[Edeslash]

Of course they're against it. They're pretty much the only company who has successfully beaten piracy.

 

[blackout]

sounds bullsh*t. thanks

 

[ríomhaire]

@Edeslash: That's a bit of a stretch. Valve games get pirated plenty.

 

[Tee Kyoo Em]

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[Edeslash]

@Edeslash: That's a bit of a stretch. Valve games get pirated plenty.

At least they did it better than anyone else. The 'Always think about your customers'-philosophy works. Steam is a good form of DRM because it's basically hidden. People think about Steam as a digital distribution platform with insanely cheap games.

At the same time they're helping other customers and developers do the same.

 

[_-_-SELAS-_-_]

How about a graphic describing the evil of sopa:

http://www.businessinsurance.org/behind-sopa-what-it-means-for-business-and-innovation/

 

[Krynn72]

Good job blurring out all the contact information Smash.

 

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Uh, haha, I only mildly blurred that shit out so I could get the focus centered on the body of Gabe's message.