ESA calls for post-SOPA balance of “creative and technology interests”

ESA calls for post-SOPA balance of “creative and technology interests”

Trade associations are weighing in on the delay of the vote on the Stop Online Privacy Act — a delay that may have effectively killed the anti-piracy legislation.

The video game industry trade group, the Entertainment Software Association, (headed by Mike Gallagher, pictured) issued a statement today that said, ”From the beginning, ESA has been committed to the passage of balanced legislation to address the illegal theft of intellectual property found on foreign rogue sites. … Continue Reading

SOPA controversy creates rival to game industry group ESA; LFG aims to be “the NRA for gamers”

SOPA controversy creates rival to game industry group ESA; LFG aims to be “the NRA for gamers”

Frustrated by the Entertainment Software Association‘s (ESA) support of the proposed anti-piracy SOPA and PIPA legislation, Red 5 Studios CEO Mark Kern has founded the League For Gamers (LFG), which intends to advocate for developers’ and gamers’ rights and give them a voice in Washington.

The group’s first action is a petition to ESA to drop their support of the Stop Online Privacy Act bill and the Protect IP Act, “which would trample on the … Continue Reading

Why isn't Zynga at E3? We ask the game industry's spokesman

SOPA controversy creates rival to game industry group ESA; LFG aims to be “the NRA for gamers”

Frustrated by the Entertainment Software Association‘s (ESA) support of the proposed anti-piracy SOPA and PIPA legislation, Red 5 Studios CEO Mark Kern has founded the League For Gamers (LFG), which intends to advocate for developers’ and gamers’ rights and give them a voice in Washington.

The group’s first action is a petition to ESA to drop their support of the Stop Online Privacy Act bill and the Protect IP Act, “which would trample on the … Continue Reading

Roundup: Anemia drugs under assault, stem-cell trial moves forward, medical interventions and poor "quality of death," and more

SOPA controversy creates rival to game industry group ESA; LFG aims to be “the NRA for gamers”

Frustrated by the Entertainment Software Association‘s (ESA) support of the proposed anti-piracy SOPA and PIPA legislation, Red 5 Studios CEO Mark Kern has founded the League For Gamers (LFG), which intends to advocate for developers’ and gamers’ rights and give them a voice in Washington.

The group’s first action is a petition to ESA to drop their support of the Stop Online Privacy Act bill and the Protect IP Act, “which would trample on the … Continue Reading