California Video Game Law on Appeal Can violent video games lead to violent children? The State of California thinks so. And to prove its point, California passed a law in 2005 making it illegal to sell violent videogames to anyone under the age of 18. The law prohibits the sale or rental of any a videogame to a minor that gives a player the option of "killing, maiming dismembering, or sexually assaulting an image of a human being." Under the law, videogame retailers would be subject to a $1000 fine for each infraction. Not surprisingly, software companies disagreed, as did numerous business groups, civil rights groups and several other states. They argue that the Constitution's 1st Amendment includes, by implication, the right to buy and use violent videogames. They also argue that self-policing through the industry's voluntary game ratings system, paired with parental oversight, provides sufficient protection. Last year, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals sided with the software companies and declared the law unconstitutional. Now, the issue is before the United States Supreme Court. At stake are not only the rights of the under 18 video gaming community, but the revenues from a $10 billion a year entertainment industry. A final ruling from the Supreme Court is expected by July of 2011. I'm David Baker and this is The IP Law Minute. Copyrights - Grand Theft Auto III © 2001 Rockstar Games Postal © 1997 Running with Scissors Bioshock 2 © 2009 2K Marin Dead Rising 2 © 2010 ...
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