Mak-X
06-04-2003, 12:11 AM
:D http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/action/grandtheftautovicecity/news_6029440.html
"The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has struck down a St. Louis County law that would prevent the sales of video games to minors. The ruling stated that video games are protected under the First Amendment as a form of free speech and therefore cannot be regulated by the government. The court found that the county's reasons for regulating sales, which included influencing minors with violent imagery, were largely unfounded and that the government has no ample reason for regulating the sales of games to minors on behalf of parents since parents were reportedly involved in purchasing decisions 83 percent of the time, according to the Federal Trade Commission."
I did a essay on this topic for my English 102 class. I'm happy to see regulation of video games and not being under free speech was struck down in the supreme court.
You can find more info on what had prevously happend here
http://www.penny-arcade.com/news.php?date-2002-04-26
http://www.penny-arcade.com/lod3.php3
"The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has struck down a St. Louis County law that would prevent the sales of video games to minors. The ruling stated that video games are protected under the First Amendment as a form of free speech and therefore cannot be regulated by the government. The court found that the county's reasons for regulating sales, which included influencing minors with violent imagery, were largely unfounded and that the government has no ample reason for regulating the sales of games to minors on behalf of parents since parents were reportedly involved in purchasing decisions 83 percent of the time, according to the Federal Trade Commission."
I did a essay on this topic for my English 102 class. I'm happy to see regulation of video games and not being under free speech was struck down in the supreme court.
You can find more info on what had prevously happend here
http://www.penny-arcade.com/news.php?date-2002-04-26
http://www.penny-arcade.com/lod3.php3