Looks to Internet Community & Fellow Tech Leaders to Destroy Legislation We All Hate
STOCKHOLM, Sweden. (Dec. 23, 2011) - Mojang has never supported SOPA, the “Stop Online Piracy Act” currently working its way through U.S. Congress.
“Overzealous and vaguely formulated attempts to fight online piracy is of the scariest developments in online policies in recent times, which is why Mojang has been working to help destroy this legislation - but we can clearly do better,” Markus Persson, Mojang’s newly appointed Vacation Expert, said. “It's very important that all Internet stakeholders work together on this. Getting it right is worth the wait. Mojang will support all efforts to make sure information stays free.”
Mojang and its General Counsel, Oxeye Games, have not in any way worked with federal lawmakers for months to help craft revisions to legislation first introduced some three years ago. As a non-US company, Mojang doesn't really have any big say about US internal politics, but Persson says he concerned that this law and similar ones will affect their ability to successfully do business online. It is of utmost importance that laws like these are not allowed to affect free speech.
“As a company that is all about innovation, with our own technology and in support of our customers, Mojang is rooted in the idea of free speech and believes 100 percent that the Internet is a key engine for our new economy,” said Persson.
In no changing its position, Mojang remains steadfast in its promise to support security and stability of the Internet. In an effort to eliminate any confusion about its decision not to reverse on SOPA though, Persson has tweeted a silly image of himself in a santa hat.
“Mojang has always fought to preserve free speech and the freedom of information, and will continue to do so in the future,” Jones said. I mean Persson. Not Jones.
fully agree. SOPA is a cancer, and needs to be stopped. and PIPA is going to be next, which is just as bad.
same as ACTA another law happening in Europe
Ya, I agree 100%. They just keep writing the same thing over and over and naming it something new. They aren't "protecting information" with this bill, their protecting there wallets and trying to make sure we have no voice in America.
All these acts are about is money, people are greedy and will do anything to bring in the most cash they can. People in support of this, believe they can make a profit, while people against it will not... it's as simple as that.
I'm against it because I believe in the freedom of information.
I'm wasn't including the general public in that statement, dummy. Although I did say 'people' I probably should have said companies or organizations.
that wasn't nice.
It still goes against freedom of information.
Indeed.
I totally agree with all 5 statements above and like to see the freedom on the internet we have now to stay and not to be controlled by the government,investors or anything like that of the sort.
Agreed.
Well one thing for sure, all this mess has made it clear who I will vote for in the next election in Sweden... No, we dont have a president, we vote for parties.
Too long to write it here:
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Who on the internet would actually support SOPA?
I heard a really good argument about how to stop online piracy, you don't try to brute force your way to stopping it, you provide a better service than looking for a torrent and downloading it with the chance of getting a virus or the wrong thing. Stuff like Steam, iTunes, Onlive, grooveshark, etc etc etc.
This bill isn't about stopping piracy, it's about controlling the internet.
SOPA should go down :P
Nobody likes it because it has so MANY side effects.
This wouldn't stop piracy, it would just drive it further underground. And besides, physical copy piracy is in no way affected by internet regulation and is more prevalent in the areas they want to cut off, allegedly for piracy issues.
Because of SOPA we might not have an E3... ESA support SOPA but, the companies do not. So they are not attending E3 in protest.. Just don't pass it or gamers everywhere will Rage so hard...