Games Industry vs. Schwarzenegger Date Set
Institutions combat violent game sales bill
The Electronic Software Association (ESA) and Entertainment Consumers Association (ECA) in the USA have combined their efforts in asking the US Supreme Court to uphold its prior rulings against the latest Californian game-rating bill against the sale of violent video games to minors.
The debate centres on the proposed ban by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on the sale or rental of violent video games in the state of California. The ESA and ECA argue that this contravenes the First Amendment of the US Constitution.
The first hearing for Schwarzenegger v. Electronic Merchants Association is scheduled for November 2nd.
The ESA alone has rallied 182 candidates in support of its defence against the bill, which is comprises scientists, legal experts and medical professionals among others.
The US Chamber of Commerce added to the debate by issuing an official statement which read that "California's law fails strict scrutiny," adding that "because a ban on the sale or rental of violent video games to minors is not the least restrictive alternative to protecting them from age-inappropriate media content."
There were also concerns from the The Motion Picture Association Of America who added that if the game-rating bill were to stand that it could have a knock-on effect and that "State and local governments could attempt to impose similar restrictions on depictions of violence in other media, including motion pictures."
Vice President and General Counsel of the ECA Jennifer Mercurio also added her thoughts to the ongoing court case, referred to as Schwarzenegger v. Electronic Merchants Association by saying that "Video games are an expressive medium that should be protected by the First Amendment"
"There is nothing exceptional about video games' interactivity that should preclude the Court finding that they are protected artistic expressions."
The case continues.
Source: GamesIndustryBiz
The debate centres on the proposed ban by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on the sale or rental of violent video games in the state of California. The ESA and ECA argue that this contravenes the First Amendment of the US Constitution.
The first hearing for Schwarzenegger v. Electronic Merchants Association is scheduled for November 2nd.
The ESA alone has rallied 182 candidates in support of its defence against the bill, which is comprises scientists, legal experts and medical professionals among others.
The US Chamber of Commerce added to the debate by issuing an official statement which read that "California's law fails strict scrutiny," adding that "because a ban on the sale or rental of violent video games to minors is not the least restrictive alternative to protecting them from age-inappropriate media content."
There were also concerns from the The Motion Picture Association Of America who added that if the game-rating bill were to stand that it could have a knock-on effect and that "State and local governments could attempt to impose similar restrictions on depictions of violence in other media, including motion pictures."
Vice President and General Counsel of the ECA Jennifer Mercurio also added her thoughts to the ongoing court case, referred to as Schwarzenegger v. Electronic Merchants Association by saying that "Video games are an expressive medium that should be protected by the First Amendment"
"There is nothing exceptional about video games' interactivity that should preclude the Court finding that they are protected artistic expressions."
The case continues.
Source: GamesIndustryBiz
Comments
discordia1337 21 Sep 2010 15:32
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Sadly this seems to be a result of the way culture is these days, where people would rather blame something else than take personal responsibility for what's going on. don't want your kids playing violent video-games? then don't buy any for them =O it's not like the children are going to steal and sell themselves on the street to fund their violent video-game fix XD and if they do then it's a good warning message that your kid needs some kind of psychiatric help XD
Unbelievable!!!! 10 Oct 2010 22:29
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It strikes me funny. This is the guy who himself was paid for some of the most violent movies of his time. Movies which were marketed to the young public. Now wants to Hitlerize what people do now. Guess that what happens when you vote in another Austrian.