League of Legends Wants to Destroy SOPA

The latest video game company to join the ranks of those opposed to the Stop Online Piracy Act is Riot Games, developers of the insanely-popular League of Legends.

In addition to citing the usual reasons for taking a stand against it (death of streaming, heavy-handed threats, etc), Riot spell out just what it means specifically to their playerbase.

How would SOPA/PIPA impact League of Legends players?





As a neat gesture, Riot Games' lawyers are running a Q&A over on Reddit; pop over there if you'd like to have a chat and see what more can be done.

Even neater, turns out a US Congressman, Representative Jared Polis of Colorado, is a League of Legends player, and jumped onto the game's forum to lend his support. "I'm particularly concerned that SOPA might stifle the kind of innovation that brings us games we love, such as LoL," he wrote. "The bill makes it far too easy for angry competitors to sue good law abiding companies out of existence."

Help Us Stop SOPA [League of Legends]