In the state of Michigan, U.S.A, apparently a law forbidding the sale of “mature” (you know, what in a movie means PG, but in a game means M or even AO) games to minors passed. Even though it’s unconstitutional.
But, surprisingly, the video games industry is fighting back. For a change. About time, IMO.
From the linked article:
The ESA argues that this bill is an effort to substitute the government’s judgment for parental supervision and turn retailers into surrogate parents. Lowenstein said that the industry’s products were being unreasonably and unfairly singled out. He contends that while there is no question that a few games have content that some audiences will find offensive, the same can be said for some content in TV, films, music, and books. Since the government does not regulate the sales of those entertainment industries, it should follow suit for the sale of video games. Ultimately, he concluded, parents, not government or industry, must be the gatekeepers of what comes in the home.
“In 2004, the average game buyer was 37 years old and the average game player was 30,” Lowenstein said. “Knowing this, our industry creates a wide range of content for a diverse consumer audience, just as other entertainment industries do. And, it’s illogical that video games would be treated more harshly than R-rated movies or music CDs with parental warning labels, both of which can be legally viewed and sold to minors. How can you treat a video game based on James Bond any different than a book or movie based on the same subject matter?”
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Eh, the whole wire tapping/search sifting thing isn’t about safety at all.
The “Interrupted terrorist attack on L.A.” thing basically PROCLAIMS it.
Everything you see President Shit-For-Brains do is going to be a Hudini act. Look… over… there.
Everybody is so concerned with thier own privacy now that they don’t give a fuck about the “War in Iraq”….. AGAIN. In fact, everytime the American people DO start thinking about it… something wierd happens. What a surprise. How absolutely conveniant.
For the past 9 months all I saw on Yahoo news was about the death toll reaching a new high 2,000 was one of them. (The death toll in ANY OTHER WAR was more than that per day… but who’se really counting)
And now a low ball scheme saying that they’re actually going to listen to our phone conversations. As if they actually wanted to hear what the people in this country had to say, or cared if the government heard it.
Google, did a great job as a corperation. They twisted the headlines in thier own direction. You couldn’t buy better publicity. Just say no for a bit and bide your time until your name is on everybodys tongue.
The last coment was actually meant for theThe Bush administration’s attack on privacy post. I hope it can be fixed… sorry.