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05-12-2010, 05:35 PM
Gamers asked to submit signatures for U.S. Supreme Court hearing.
The Entertainment Consumers Association (ECA), a non-profit membership group that represents the gaming community, is collecting signatures from gamers to submit to the U.S. Supreme Court as it plans to hear California's proposed violent videogame law.
The law, signed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2005, would make it illegal for retailers to sell violent games to anyone under 18 years old. The hearing isn't expected to take place until the court's next term starting this October.
Along with the petition, the ECA will also include an amicus brief, a document that can be filed by a third party not involved with the case to inform and assist the court's decision.
"The gaming sector, as a whole, has arrived at perhaps the single most important challenge it has ever faced in the U.S.," said Hal Halpin, President of the ECA. "The medium itself and how it, the trade, and its consumers will be perceived for the long term is at stake. Anyone who cares about gaming should feel compelled to both sign the petition and encourage their friends and family to do similarly."
"These documents will provide the court with one clear collective voice with which to vocalize our position and reinforce that we agree with the lower court findings: games, like music and movies, are protected free speech."
If you're interested in signing the petition, head on over the ECA's
official website. (http://action.theeca.com/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=1781)
ummm......Parents would still continue to purchase there young under age kids these violent video games. I don't know how many times i walk into the store and see a little kid pointing out a game and the parent gets it, no questions asked about it's content. Hell half the time it's been something like MW2 or some other violent game.
The Entertainment Consumers Association (ECA), a non-profit membership group that represents the gaming community, is collecting signatures from gamers to submit to the U.S. Supreme Court as it plans to hear California's proposed violent videogame law.
The law, signed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2005, would make it illegal for retailers to sell violent games to anyone under 18 years old. The hearing isn't expected to take place until the court's next term starting this October.
Along with the petition, the ECA will also include an amicus brief, a document that can be filed by a third party not involved with the case to inform and assist the court's decision.
"The gaming sector, as a whole, has arrived at perhaps the single most important challenge it has ever faced in the U.S.," said Hal Halpin, President of the ECA. "The medium itself and how it, the trade, and its consumers will be perceived for the long term is at stake. Anyone who cares about gaming should feel compelled to both sign the petition and encourage their friends and family to do similarly."
"These documents will provide the court with one clear collective voice with which to vocalize our position and reinforce that we agree with the lower court findings: games, like music and movies, are protected free speech."
If you're interested in signing the petition, head on over the ECA's
official website. (http://action.theeca.com/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=1781)
ummm......Parents would still continue to purchase there young under age kids these violent video games. I don't know how many times i walk into the store and see a little kid pointing out a game and the parent gets it, no questions asked about it's content. Hell half the time it's been something like MW2 or some other violent game.