- Riot Games openly shares their stance on the SOPA/PIPA bills
- Worried it could effect content sharing sites such as Reddit, DeviantArt & YouTube
- "raise serious constitutional free speech issues, and could even compromise the basic security infrastructure of the internet."
Riot Games, the studio behind the famously successful League of Legends, has just announced their stance on the questionable SOPA and PIPA acts in the US. The studio noted that preventing piracy is a "laudable goal", but they also stated that the proposed acts go beyond addressing simple piracy.
They even went as far as to laying out how the proposed legislation would effect their fans. Their concerned that streaming services could be shut down for non-malicious use of copyrighted material, and that content sharing sites such as Reddit, DeviantArt, TwitchTV and YouTube could face closure. It could also mean that forums and in-game chat could be limited, in an attempt to avoid potential threats.
Riot mentions that both acts "raise serious constitutional free speech issues, and could even compromise the basic security infrastructure of the internet. While we do support efforts to prevent online piracy, the current form of this legislation comes at far too high a cost for us, our players, and online communities across the internet."
The SOPA and PIPA acts are a sore issue for most internet users - the acts threaten our delicate eco-system of content sharing and cat videos across the globe. A number of gaming companies have offered their support for the bill in the past, only to revoke it after furious backlashes from users. It's nice to see that Riot Games aren't afraid to share their stance with their fans.