Not All ESA Members Believe In SOPA

Even though most of the ESA's members seem to be toeing the party line, few of them aren't staying quiet and load-bearing the Discontinue Online Piracy Behave.

The ESA's support of the Stop Online Piracy Act hasn't exactly at rest over swell with hoi polloi. You know, because it pretty much annihilates the employed nature of the internet. Notwithstandin, the ESA is a large grouping, representing loads of publishers and developers, and not every of them believe that this horrible bill is for the top-grade.

Joystiq sent out an complete number of emails to all ESA members, asking for their individual positions on the legislation. While many emails weren't responded to (which Joystiq took to mean as an admission by omission), at least quartet members have publicly come exterior against SOPA.

The full list from Joystiq is below. Any updates to IT will be noted subsequent on.

38 Studios – AGAINST – "Based on the SOPA posting's actual structure, 38 Studios believes that the bill requires farther restructuring and reexamine to ensure it both conserves rights and protects intellectual properties."
345 Games – FOR (no response)
505 Games- FOR (no response)
Capcom USA, Inc. – FOR (dodging) – "At Capcom, we're game makers, not legislators. We do not have an internal posture on this finicky issue and are not planning to. We'll get back to making games. Thanks."
Deep Silver – FOR (no response)
Disney Mutual Studios, Inc. -FOR (zero response)
Eidos Interactive – FOR (nobelium response)
Electronic Arts – FOR (dodge) – "EA never expressed a position for Beaver State against SOPA."
Larger-than-life Games – AGAINST – "We arrange non support the current version of SOPA,"
Her Interactive, INC. – FOR (no response)
Ignition Entertainment – FOR (no reply)
Konami Digital Entertainment – FOR (nary response)
LEVEL-5 Inc. – FOR (no response)
Microsoft Corporation – FOR – But also against as a member of the Byplay Computer software Alliance.
Namco Bandai Games America Iraqi National Congress. – FOR (no response)
Natsume Inc. – FOR (no response)
Nexon USA, Inc. – FOR (no response)
Nintendo of US Inc. – FOR (no response)
Nival – AGAINST – "Nival does not keep going SOPA, scorn a deep understanding of the shin against piracy in the games manufacture. Unfortunately, SOPA could do Thomas More harm to Internet freedom than good to fight piracy. We recognize the issues our partners in the online press have with this legislation. We wish go along to live anti-plagiarisation but are also opposing-SOPA." The company also stated it joint its position with the ESA.
NVIDIA – FOR (no response)
O-Games, Inc. – FOR (no response)
Perfect World Entertainment – FOR (no reply)
SEGA of America, INC. – FOR (currently operative on response)
Lingo – FOR – "As an ESA extremity we are represented aside the ESA in these matters."
Sony Computer Entertainment America – FOR (no response)
Sony Online Amusement, Inc. – FOR (no response)
Square Enix, Inc. – FOR (nobelium response)
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. – FOR (no response)
Tecmo Koei U.S. Corporation – FOR (no response)
THQ, Iraqi National Congress. – FOR – "We don't have an individualistic statement connected this, but encourage you to seek financial statement from the ESA connected the matter."
Trion Worlds, Inc. – AGAINST – "We definitely act up not support SOPA."
Ubisoft Entertainment, Inc. – FOR (no reply)
Charles Dudley Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Inc. – FOR (no response)
XSEED Games – FOR (no response)

Source: Joystiq

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