UK trade assocation TIGA has at last spoken out against the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), describing it as like "a sledgehammer cracking a nut."
In a press release, TIGA lays out its opposition to the bill, despite reports earlier this week that the proposed legislation had been shelved indefinitely until both sides of the US House Of Representatives could reach a consensus.
CEO Dr Richard Wilson said: "The worry is that this legislation would expose online game businesses to damaging legal action, while inhibiting innovation and leading to over-caution online.
"TIGA understands the need to clamp down on rogue websites - those which blatantly make money from piracy and therefore restrict the profit margins of developers and digital publishers - but it believes SOPA would be a sledgehammer cracking a nut."
Mark Gerhard, CEO of TIGA member Jagex, also weighed in, confirming the Runescape studio also opposed the bill, saying it would "essentially create a national censorship firewall for American internet users. Specifically this could crush the community element of online gaming and could result in a huge lack of freedom of speech, creativity and opinion sharing."