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Lunar Workshop taking action in support of a worldwide internet blackout against the bill

RuneScape developer claims its online games could be 'hugely affected' by the bill

The US Congress could be ready to drop the controversial SOPA bill after House majority leader Eric Cantor said there would be no vote unless there is consensus on the bill”. The claim comes from Californian congressman Darrell Issa, who is opposed to SOPA, who says Cantor had told him …

Online encyclopedia Wikipedia is to ‘black out’ the English-language version for 24 hours on Wednesday in protest at the proposed US internet regulation legislation SOPA and PIPA. The organisation says that if passed, the legislation would "seriously damage the free and open internet, including Wikipedia." Despite the Obama administration signaling …

Lack of consensus could scupper bill as White House and games industry giants pull backing

White House backs opponents of the bill

The approaching vote on America’s controversial SOPA proposals has been delayed until a greater consensus” can be found regarding its implementation. Representatives from the Republican party admitted that the legislation was flawed” and that further work would be put into SOPA to iron areas of contention before it was put …

Suggestions that we do is poor journalism, company exec claims

WikiLeaks cables show Spain has been called to act since 2008

Capcom and Epic divided on the controversial piracy bill