If you don't want a law like this passed call your Congress men/women and tell them to vote against this bill you have to understand that this is more on the parts of big business who wants this law.

While I don't think anyone would ever be against stopping piracy, it's giving far too much power to Government to monitor the internet. Fact is, they would be able to block controversial or outspoken political opinions using anti-piracy as a reasoning.

Between this and the defence act, there has been next to no media coverage and, as such, no outrage over it. The military can detain American citizens with no charges and they can shut down websites criticising it.

People's Republic of America.

Well, hello everybody. It’s been a while since my last visit. I hope you’re all well. (You guys and girls know who you are.)

Now I understand I should be posting this in the forums but I figure this topic is important enough to warrant posting in the trenches that are N4Gs’ main site. As I’m posting this on a gaming site I’ll try to keep it relevant to the medium usually discussed.

Some time back you may remember people were defending a persons right to jailbreak devices, alter OS code and re-release it, run emulators, blah, blah, blah. Hell, even piracy was and still is defended with nonsense like :-

“I DL the game to see if I like it before buying it.”
“I live in poor country and can’t afford game but still want to play so it ok.”
“DRM punishes people who bought legitimate copies and is such a pain in the ass I just pirate the game.” (Just to clarify. DRM PMO personally.)
Etc, etc, etc.

Sometimes people just tell the truth and admit to wanting it for free and everyone else can go to hell.

Now we get to the crux of it. Who honestly thought that the governments and businesses of the world would stand by and simply let it continue? Seriously, who here was that stupid? Now a bunch of fossils that don’t understand a great deal of what they’re legislating are applying a blanket solution that crushes that rights of individuals. Wow. It’s almost like they were just waiting for an excuse wouldn’t you say?

If you watched the vid attached to this piece you’ll have an idea of how these laws could be applied. Here’s one you may have missed. Will reviews require footage to be supplied by the publisher ? Will it be an offence to capture game footage (with your own hardware) that shows bugs, glitches or any negative aspect of a game and upload it for the masses?

You bet your ass it would! So, now companies will have another way to regulate potential sales, It’s just awesome.

Once again the actions of the few condemn the many. It’s the excuses some used to justify their actions that have provided an excuse for these #%@$ers to #%@$ the rest of us! I mean let’s face it, all they (government/business) really needed was an excuse.

Good job. You should be proud.

Why don't they stop the Internet all together, this is ridiculous !

oh dear only in america

@ FatOldMan. Ooooohhhhh!!!!! Bias and racism blocked by logic. Nice one.

1984 is now

Seriously now, this bill is a joke! a bunch of fossils trying to pass a bill they don't really understand so a bunch a of big business can censor us and rake in even more cash while they stunt future progression, no thanks!.

If they pass this Im gonna go ape shit! America I urge you to stop those idiots from passing this bill or any like it!

Isn't this similar to cigarette companies in the 60's "charming" senators so they could get their way. I'm a little sketchy on US politics but I wonder how many backhanders are being given to get this through? Especially as they do not seem aware of the ramifications and it is moving very quickly.

I find it bizarre that a country that often criticised Iran is effectively following them down the internet censorship route.

Go here and send an email and sign the petition. This has to be stopped! http://americancensorship.o...

how can America pass a law that affects the whole world in such a way? wtf america!!!!! seriously stop fucking the world

I remember life before the internet and cell phones it doesnt bother me.

it's funny really. it doesn't matter if thet are republician or democrat, they're all greedy aholes in the end.

Bad idea, SOPA will end up on the worlds shit list.

REMEMBER Sony and Nintendo support SOPA. MS opposes. Nintendo is even a major sponsor of the bill.

Tell me again how the multiplatform strategy was supposed to fix everything. Look at your results and compare them to Nintendo, which keeps thriving with exclusives. Your loyal fans are gone. And let’s not forget the pile of IPs you purchased only to let them rot.

The worst thing is this is down from last years numbers/expectations which was down from the previous years numbers/expectations. You think about how long “down” has been a consistent part of the communication and you realize those subscriptions are what’s holding that boat together. The price cut of gamespass is still a price raise in a string of price raises. They are trying to use players to offset the missing revenue. Now call of duty is out of gamespass, which is literally WHY they bought the company. To draw people to the subscription. They realized they missed a boatload of money and that wasn’t sustainable. Now you pay for it like you would have if they never bought the company… so why buy the company? Mind you those billions still need to be paid back. Yeah it gives you a chance to say we make the biggest FPS… but the internal conversations must be brutal at high level on topics that really matter. Like revenue. Profitability. And ROI for the shopping spree.

Is this like the 10th quarter in a row they're down 33% on hardware how is that even mathematically possible. You would think their mediocrity would Plateau