http://importance.corante.com/ en-us ernest.miller@aya.yale.edu 2004-08-18T18:36:17-08:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2004/08/18/calif_legislature_passes_requirement_that_retailers_post_video_game_ratings.php 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.... 5364@http://importance.corante.com/ Games 2004-08-18T18:36:17-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2004/07/08/la_city_council_votes_to_regulate_cybercafs.php 5212@http://importance.corante.com/ CyberCafes 2004-07-08T20:19:53-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2004/06/11/valve_bullys_cybercaf.php One of the most interesting aspects of the gaming world for me is the LAN party. Sure, online play is great, but the social atmosphere of playing a networked game in physical proximity to the other players on a LAN... 5146@http://importance.corante.com/ CyberCafes 2004-06-11T17:04:49-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2004/03/11/library_surveillance_in_garden_grove.php Findlaw's Modern Practice's Anita Ramasastry has written a column on the recent California appellate decision upholding the city of Garden Grove's requirement that cybercafes maintain surveillance cameras (Can a City Require Surveillance Cameras in Cybercafes?). She is disapproving of the... 5045@http://importance.corante.com/ CyberCafes 2004-03-11T17:09:38-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2004/02/02/cybercafe_ordinance_decision_first_amendment_victory_privacy_defeat.php Larry Lessig has written a brief note about a California Appeals Court decision that eviscerated privacy rights in cybercafes (mandated telescreen upheld). There is a Law.com article here (Internet Cafe Ordinance Sparks War of Words). Read the decision (Thany Thuy... 4968@http://importance.corante.com/ CyberCafes 2004-02-02T18:46:39-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2003/10/27/china_to_regulate_and_standardize_troublesome_cybercafes.php C|Net News reports a highly disturbing story from China (China to consolidate Net cafes): Nearly all of China's 110,000 Internet cafes will be consolidated under the management of larger, mainly state-owned companies in the next three years, according to the... 4816@http://importance.corante.com/ Civil Liberties 2003-10-27T08:12:02-08:00