"Help Us Stop SOPA" Requests League of Legends Community

Getting political is never fun, so I'll keep this interesting bit of news as brief as possible. The League of Legends Community is getting their fans to speak up against SOPA and PIPA. These are two bills in America that major corporations are wanting to pass to monopolize the internet under the disguise of "Anti-Piracy Bills". Yes, I know that sounds like a conspiracy theory. Unfortunately, I'm not making this up. I'll give you the meaty bit of the post that helps explain how these bills target more than copyright "issues".

"How would SOPA/PIPA impact League of Legends players?

• Kills streaming. If any single streamer plays copyrighted music (or alt tabs into a movie or other owned content) on their stream, there is a significant risk of the entire streaming service being taken down. In some cases, it could even result in criminal penalties for the streamer.

• Threatens independent content creation. Services we all use to create and share League of Legends related content, such as YouTube, Reddit, DeviantArt, streaming websites such as Own3d and Twitch, and more would be at risk of shutting down or greatly restricting the scope of legitimate content allowed on their sites.

• Attacks our community. Aspects of our service such as the official forums and potentially even in-game chat, could be taken down or have their features reduced based on user behavior.

• Other harmful effects. SOPA/PIPA undermine established intellectual property legislation like the DMCA, raise serious constitutional free speech issues, and could even compromise the basic security infrastructure of the internet."

This doesn't mean just League of Legends. It could mean ALL of your favorite "Let's Play" videos, walkthroughs, parodies and much more. To read more from LoL and to learn what you can do to help prevent this from happening, click here or click the banner at the top of this post.


Which reminds me-- I should review this game.