ESA logoAccording to Gamefront, the Entertainment Software Association spent much of its dues last year lobbying for the Protect IP Act (PIPA) and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). The ESA gets its money from dues paid by video game developers and publishers and from E3, controls the ESRB, and usually champions for the rights of video games.

However, in 2011, despite pressure from many of the companies it represents, the ESA spent up to $190,000 to support PIPA and SOPA.

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