Tag Archives: Stop Online Piracy Act

Sun, Jan 13, 2013 | 18:49 GMT

SOPA activist Aaron Swartz has died

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Aaron Swartz, programmer and Internet activist who helped scrap the Stop Online Piracy Act bill from passing in Congress through his Demand Progress group, has died.

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Thu, Jan 05, 2012 | 17:19 GMT

Epic says it does not “support the current version of SOPA”

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Epic Games has stated it does not support the current version of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), a bill drafted by Texas Republican Representative Lamar Smith and 12 co-sponsors.

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Wed, Jan 04, 2012 | 06:44 GMT

ESA re-affirms SOPA support, mindful of “concerns”

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US lobby group ESA has issued a statement re-affirming its support of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) bill currently floating around in the US House and Senate, following the removal of EA, Nintendo and Sony from a list of companies which specifically support the move.

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