Did the way the way Stop Killing Games stagnated for nearly a year to have a sudden push near the deadline actually really work in its favour?
It really seems like the industry and their lobbyists got lazy and thought it would just fizzle out, only to be caught offguard. They have now started to react, including creating their own campaign for "video game preservation" (in the same way coal and oil companies protect the environment), but it seems pretty haphazardly done.
Of course, the real battle will be in the EU parliament, although I'm somewhat optimistic that it will be sympathetic to the initiative, considering previous moves against tech industry leaders.
Also, don't waste your time and effort on PS, VGE is the actual enemy (who will certainly try to frame SGK as a harrassment campaign against a small indie devoloper.