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August 18, 2004
Calif. Legislature Passes Requirement that Retailers Post Video Game Ratings
Posted by Ernest Miller
GameSpy reports that the California legislature has passed a bill requiring videogame retailers to post ratings labels and provide information about ratings on videogames (Video game bill passes Senate). The bill now awaits the signature or veto of Gov. Schwarzenegger. Read the legislative analysis of the AB 1793 here: AB 1793 - Bill Analysis.
While this is better than original versions of the bill, it still shows the prejudice legislators have against this particular media. Why not similar requirements for bookstores, movie theaters, music stores and magazine stands?
via Joystiq
UPDATE
Here is an AP article on the cybercafe regulations in Los Angeles that quotes your humble correspondent (Violence Tackled at Online Gaming Parlors).
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Ernest Miller pursues research and writing on cyberlaw, intellectual property, and First Amendment issues. Mr. Miller attended the U.S. Naval Academy before attending Yale Law School, where he was president and co-founder of the Law and Technology Society, and founded the technology law and policy news site LawMeme. He is a fellow of the Information Society Project at Yale Law School.
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1. PrivacyHound on August 18, 2004 07:43 PM writes...
This is really silly, we can't even get cities to require restaurants to post their board of health ratings (with LA being the notable exception...) and they want to require the posting of video game ratings? Perhaps we should require legislators to post ratings as to their special interest money income and make them wear it as a lapel badge.
Permalink to Comment2. Mike Enright on August 18, 2004 09:09 PM writes...
Instead of something like "R-Indiana" or "D-California" Congressmen should be identified with "R-ArcherDanielsMidland" or "D-MPAA" or similar to indicate who gave them the most money over the last 10 years.
Permalink to Comment3. PrivacyHound on August 18, 2004 10:49 PM writes...
Or in one Republican's case, "R-Hell"
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