legislation
EA blasts Schwarzenegger
EA has called out California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on his stance against violent videogames. Schwarzenegger is the main opposition in a piece of legislation that will soon be heard in the Supreme Court. If passed, it would be illegal for stores in California to sell what it considers to be “excessively” violent videogames to minors. Other forms of entertainment such as movies are not subject to such laws.
Hillary Clinton game for stringent game legislation
The Presidential candidates are debating nearly every relevant issue these days. Videogaming has found prominence as a political issue in recent times – sadly enough – so, it would be nice to know the candidates’ positions on the issue. Common Sense Media tried to sample the opinions of the candidates about videogames but only three more »
Presidential candidates discuss videogame issues
Common Sense Media reached out to a dozen presidential candidates (Republicans and Democrats) to ask each about policies they may implement should they be elected. Senator John Edwards (D-NC), former Governor Barack Obama (D-IL), Bill Richardson (D-NM) and Mitt Romney (R-MA) were a few who responded to Common Sense’s inquiry. An inquiry was also sent more »
New York bill could make selling violent video games to minors a crime
The state of New York may become the first to make it illegal to sell violent video games to minors.
A bill was recently debated in New York state that, if passed, could make selling violent video games to minors a Class E felony.
Although the session ended last Thursday (June 21, 2007) without a resolution, lawmakers have agreed in principle on the measure and the bill is expected to become law when the session reconvenes next month.
The bill is a compromise between two separate bills proposed by…
There is no “Government Legislation” in Parental Responsibility
Just as there is no “I” in team or ice in hot tea, government legislation has little business trying to substitute the responsibility of parents with laws.
In an article by GameDaily, the New York state senate passed a video game bill, SO5888, sponsored by Senator Andrew Lanza (R-I, Staten Island), which seeks to:
“[E]stablish an Advisory Council on Interactive Media and Youth Violence to review the Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB) rating system and its effectiveness, as well as recommend further steps that can be taken “to curb children’s access and exposure to ‘adult-only’ material.”
This leads me to think that this is not as much an issue of free speech here as it is an insult to the efforts of the ESRB.
