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sorras ?? Junior Member
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01-11-2012

Riot you did it again. Once more you earned my respect. You are the best non-indie gaming company ever.

Also, should SOPA pass, I am charging at whitehouse screaming DEMACIA!!!

Whos with me?

 
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Kanka ?? Senior Member
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01-11-2012

We already censor books in schools, now this?

 
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WingManEight ?? Junior Member
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01-11-2012

So sad I'm from Europe, without any American friend. The whole world should be able to vote against that anti-modernism law. In the known-for-being-the-most-technologically-developed country, that's the height of absurdity, utterly ridiculous...

+8 to stop SOPA

 
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ImAxelios ?? Senior Member
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01-11-2012

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Originally Posted by Rep Jared Polis View Post
Hi, this is Congressman Jared Polis of Colorado. As a member of the League of Legends community (partial to Anivia and Maokai), and as someone who made his living as an Internet entrepreneur before being elected to Congress, I’m greatly concerned about the future of the Internet and gaming if Congress doesn't wake up. You may have heard that Congress is currently considering a bill called the Stop Online Piracy Act, or SOPA. While SOPA has a ton of problems, there are some significant issues that I thought fellow gamers might want to know about.

I’m particularly concerned that SOPA might stifle the kind of innovation that brings us games we love, such as LoL. The bill makes it far too easy for angry competitors to sue good law abiding companies out of existence. It threatens any company or website that depends on user-generated content, even companies like Riot. Instead of coming up with great ways to keep making games like LoL even better, companies will have to spend their money hiring lawyers. That's why companies like Riot, who want to protect the games they create, are opposed to SOPA.

I’ve been working on alternative legislation that would protect the games companies create while also fostering innovation. But we also need you to call your members of Congress and let them know of your opposition to SOPA. This bill has a very real chance of passing, and it is up to all of who want to protect the Internet to take action. More information is available at http://keepthewebopen.com/. Please make your voices heard in this debate! I will be happy to respond to your posts below, and will check back every few hours today and respond to as many as I can.
Jared Polis,

He's gay, plays LoL, trolls, is a congressman and most importantly is a parent.

You sir are a gentleman and a scholar. As well as my hero.

You give hope to this young gay adult.

 
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Jjdizzle ?? Junior Member
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01-11-2012

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Originally Posted by RagingCondor View Post
Yeah so let me just go ahead and ask: Will Riot give us RP or a free champion if this doesn't pass?

Otherwise I don't really care if this gets passed.
If u dont care, why the **** are you on the internet u idiot

 
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Who Triboon ?? Senior Member
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01-11-2012

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Originally Posted by GoKuZinhOo View Post
Olá sou um jogador brasileiro então peço perdão por não postar meu comentário em inglês. Pois bem sou contra o projeto SOPA pelos meios usados por ele exemplo ''sou contra a pirataria mais já pensaram que tudo que possa envolver imagens,videos,jogos até mesmo aqui no fórum como simples situações possa resultar em danos a toda a comunidade não só virtual mais também pessoal ??? Acho que o projeto pode ser sim bem útil na luta contra a pirataria mais que deveríamos nós manter contra ele pelo fato de que o dano que poderá ser causado não tem precedentes nós jogadores que estamos sempre criando novas historias e determinadas coisas com produtos protegidos pela Copyright.

ABAIXO SOPA A INTERNET NÃO É UM PAIS QUE SE APLICA LEIS E SIM DETERMINADOS AMBIENTRES QUE TEM SUA LEIS ''SITES''

Hello I am a Brazilian player then I apologize for not posting my comment in English. Well I'm against the project SOPA means used by him by example''I am against piracy more have thought that all that may involve images, videos, games, even here in the forum as simple situations can result in damage to the entire community not only virtual but also personal?? I think the project can be so very useful in the fight against piracy more should we hold out against him by the fact that the damage can be caused is unprecedented players that we're always creating new stories and certain things with products protected by the Copyright .

SOPA BELOW THE INTERNET IS NOT A COUNTRY THAT APPLIES AMBIENTRES CERTAIN LAWS AND YES YOU HAVE YOUR SITES LAWS''''


[CENTER]This was Google's Translation just in-case you wanted to know what he said
Edit: I probably can't use Google to copy and paste if this goes threw
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01-11-2012

Awesome! This makes me proud of Riot , thanks for helping us kill these stupid bill.

 
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Enola Reverof ?? Member
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01-11-2012

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Originally Posted by SinisterStriker View Post
That's basically the jist of it. If this bill passes we'll all be in some deep doodoo.

Then next thing you know the American Government will taking away all our rights one by one for profit.
You know, that is not neccessarily a bad thing. Fact is, right now, everyone is all about profit, but the truth about profit is that there is only so much of it. Eventually, companies will push too hard in this direction and the curroption in the government will go too far and they will stop when they have taken all the profit.

Problem with that is that they will be the first ones to suffer for it. They isolate themselves from the lower classes and when they have all the profit and the system crumbles, their isolation will be thier death. Then history as it has always done will cause new and upcoming heros of that generation to rise up and implement laws that will prevent these things from ever happening and the USA will be born a second time with a second Constitution.

Honestly, you really want to make a difference and defeat these types of curroption and idiotic movements once and for all? Vote for SOPA. SOPA and EVERY bill that will ever be written like it in any way, and stand against anything that promotes justice, freedom,and value of life. Bring the country and these corporations to thier knees and watch everything crumble to be rebuilt right again.

It sounds insane,but if it is fought, it will take time and generations of people will suffer through poverty and hunger to accomplish the same goal. By feeding the fire, we can watch it consume itself in a matter of one generation and rebuild before the future generations have a chance to suffer at the hands of our current day plague.

I oppose what SOPA stands for, but I won't fight a lost cause. If SOPA fails, they will just try again until they succeed. See the bigger picture and find a way to fight that stands for more than just stopping this one incident.

 
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01-11-2012

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Originally Posted by sorras View Post
riot you did it again. Once more you earned my respect. You are the best non-indie gaming company ever.

Also, should sopa pass, i am charging at whitehouse screaming demacia!!!

Whos with me?
for demacia!!!!!!!

 
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Baowolf ?? Senior Member
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01-11-2012

Dear SOPA: