Just in case anyone didn't hear about it, the ESA has now pulled all support from SOPA and quite possibly PIPA.
For me, this smells of a last ditch PR stunt, as they must have realised what could have happened regarding the possible boycotts of E3 this year, although I do agree with the article's line that they will probably back whatever next incarnation of SOPA/PIPA that shows up, considering they spent $200,000 on this one.
Source is here: http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2012/01/23/esa-withdraws-support-from-sopa/
EDIT: Oh buggery, just did a second search on Google for more sources, and turns out there's another thread on here about this. Seems the Escapist search bar doesn't like me today.
For me, this smells of a last ditch PR stunt, as they must have realised what could have happened regarding the possible boycotts of E3 this year, although I do agree with the article's line that they will probably back whatever next incarnation of SOPA/PIPA that shows up, considering they spent $200,000 on this one.
Source is here: http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2012/01/23/esa-withdraws-support-from-sopa/
EDIT: Oh buggery, just did a second search on Google for more sources, and turns out there's another thread on here about this. Seems the Escapist search bar doesn't like me today.