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A console game is a form of interactive multimedia used for entertainment. The game consists of manipulable images (and usually sounds) generated by a video game console, and displayed on a televisi...
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Isn't that backwards? Violence only gets an M rating, but sex gets an AO rating. These laws are obviously not about protecting kids from harmful influences. ... if stores don't follow the video game rating system (because they sell games to minors that are clearly marked for older buyers--that's what the injunction says...
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About a dozen other states, cities or counties have tried regulating violent computer games, only to have courts knock down their laws as violations of the First Amendment to the U.S. ... Under a system administered by the Entertainment Software Ratings Board, video game makers rate their games E (for ages 6 and over),
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www.seattlepi.com/local/122885_violentvideo21.html
www.seattlepi.com/local/122885_violentvideo21.html
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First and foremost, the rating system is voluntary. No state has yet passed any regulation barring the sale of any game to anyone that has withheld scrutiny in a court of law. ... Video Games, Gambling, and Other Legal Discussions; Your Source for Video Game La ... LGJ: More game laws?
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The ESRB video game rating system, like its cousins in the movie and television industries, is owned and operated by the industry it is supposed to monitor. This obvious conflict of interest is why only eighteen games out of ten thousand have ever been rated Adults Only (AO).
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It's an exciting game, ... I can see the content and context of the Dark Knight being damaging to some children, which is why it's rated PG-13 (and could have gotten an R rating). Going after games with arbitrary laws is selective thinking, and unconstitutional. ... Hands-on with YouTube, labels' music video lovechild, Vevo...
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arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2008/07/opinion-what-the-da...
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Could the video game rating system be better? Some congressmen think so, and they have the draft legislation to prove it. ... A group of congressmen have decided to join in the fun by introducing the "Truth In Video Game Rating Act" (PDF). Sponsored by Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Rep. Mike McIntyre (D-NC), and Rep.
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Cliff Stearns (R-FL, seen at left) has formalized his issues with the ESRB by introducing HR 5912, the so-called "Truth in Video Game Rating Act."; ... Given how often this explination for bad laws comes up, I am starting to understand the shift in fiction where republics are being portrayed the 'lower' forms of government.
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A bill in the U.S. Congress: A bill to prohibit deceptive conduct in the rating of video and computer games, and for other purposes. ... This is a bill in the U.S. Congress originating in the Senate ("S."). A bill must be passed by both the Senate and House and then be signed by ... Bill numbers restart from 1 every two years.
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www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s110-568
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