Yes, and the BSA opposes SOPA, as per the Information Week link
>In a blog post, Business Software Alliance (BSA) president and CEO Robert Holleyman said that, while he believes the proposed SOPA legislation, (H.R. 3261) is well intended, it's too sweeping in its current form.
Yes, now they oppose it. After learning we were watching and paying attention. After an overwhelming majority of computer users and companies very vocally opposed it.
And, IIRC, Microsoft didn't make any public statement regarding SOPA. It's assumed they pressured the BSA's president to change the institution's opinion.
I'd rather an organization learn from their supporters and change their vote based on the wants of their customers than hold steadfast to an unjust/unpopular idea. It'd be nice if they got it right in the first place, but you can't fault them for changing their stance once they realized who it would be hurting.
"Today Chairman Smith and his co-sponsors in the House of Representatives have taken a good step by introducing legislation to address the problem of online piracy, including software piracy,"
"Good step"?! I would expect an apology after statements like this.
It's definitely better than nothing, but a public statement would earn more good will from the public. One possible reason not to make a public statement is if they are trying to stay on the good side of SOPA proponents, too.
>In a blog post, Business Software Alliance (BSA) president and CEO Robert Holleyman said that, while he believes the proposed SOPA legislation, (H.R. 3261) is well intended, it's too sweeping in its current form.