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Capcom Doesn’t Take a Stand on SOPA |
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SOPA is a big deal for gamers and the digital public right now. The bill is seen as very much a threat to the freedom of the internet, and countless online protests have come together as the bill gets closer to an official vote. Games journalists are reaching out to various developers to find out where they stand on the bill; Capcom responded with a very vague statement sometime yesterday that sort of set off a news bomb.
For the sake of clarity, here’s what Capcom had to say when asked about SOPA:
“The ESA represents us on these matters.”
While this statement does not explicitly endorse SOPA, it definitely doesn’t denounce it. Instead, Capcom passed the buck over to the ESA without taking any stand at all. Most gaming news outlets took this as a sign that Capcom supports SOPA; however, the company has taken issue with this “sloppy journalism.”
In a scathing statement released today, Capcom had this to say:
“We are members of the ESA (along side pretty much every other major publisher in our industry). We've only ever stated that the ESA represents us in legislative matters (again, like every other publisher). We have not stated any stance on our support (or not) for SOPA. Inferring more than that is bad journalism (which seems to be rampant based upon the rereporting of a six word response to inquiry).”
Capcom’s response is quite brilliant. They’ve avoided taking a stance on SOPA while still supporting the bill through the ESA, all the while shouting, “Everyone else is doing it!” Of course, if Capcom didn’t support SOPA, they could have taken this opportunity to say so instead of ducking out of the issue and putting it all on the ESA. It’s a slippery move from a company that’s clearly trying to avoid sticking its neck out in one direction or another, and frankly, it’s cowardly.
You either support SOPA or you don’t, and you should have the balls to admit it either way. For example, check out what Epic Games thinks of SOPA:
“Epic Games supports efforts that would stop overseas websites profiting from pirating our games, but we have to do that in a way that’s compatible with freedom of speech and due process of law. Thus, we do not support the current version of SOPA.”
Easy, right? Succinct and clear – there’s no room to interpret Epic’s stance on SOPA, because they weren’t afraid to actually lay it out.
Capcom is apparently too scared to come out and say that they support the bill, so they’re hiding behind the ESA instead of taking responsibility for themselves. And as long as they don’t publicly denounce the bill, it’s safe to assume they’re supporting it through the ESA while trying not to get their hands too dirty in public.
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