CA gov to battle game-law ruling

[darth los]

I have no idea what was unconstitutional about this law. I think they got it right unless the article leaves out some details. There are definitely games that are for adults only that minors should not have access to. I don't see how that's unconstitutional. There are many things that minors can't do that are the fundamental right of every u.s. citizen such as vote and enter into contracts. A federal judge declared the California law unconstitutional yesterday, but Governor Schwarzenegger vows to appeal the ruling. The fight over California's restriction on the sale of violent games to children isn't over yet. While the Entertainment Software Association and the Entertainment Merchants Association claimed victory in a protracted court battle over the law when a federal judge declared it unconstitutional yesterday, elected state representatives aren't going to call it quits without a fight. The bill's author, California Senator Leland Yee, decried the ruling and implored Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to appeal the decision all the way to the Supreme Court if need be. Shortly afterward, the governor announced his intention to appeal. "I signed this important measure to ensure that parents are involved in determining which video games are appropriate for their children," Schwarzenegger said in a brief statement. "The bill I signed would require that violent video games be clearly labeled and not be sold to children under 18 years old. Many of these games are made for adults and choosing games that are appropriate for kids should be a decision made by their parents. I will vigorously defend this law and appeal it to the next level." Schwarzenegger's advocacy for game restriction is somewhat ironic, given his show-business pedigree. The Austrian-born former movie star made his Hollywood bones in such ultraviolent action films as Predator and The Terminator. However, his game efforts, such as Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, have been relegated to the T-for-Teen-rated realm. http://www.gamespot.com/news/6176320...ewstop;title;2

[Danny]

yeah i read this adn whilst you can understand that arnies using this to clean up his post terminator image but theyve allready doubled the size, some cases tripled the size of the 18 logo so it covers like a 6th of the case and covers the artwork on it, its up to the parents really if you dont look for the good old 5p sized 18 rating sticker (remember them back in god old 2000?) then you nowt but a half assed parent really if you buy gta for a toddler.

[EvilNed]

18 is a bit extreme. 15 sounds a bit more like it, methinks.

[darth los]

18 is a bit extreme. 15 sounds a bit more like it, methinks. That's definitely up for debate. Imo the problem is that the people who write these legislations aren't gamers and probaly have no idea what they're talking about. I doubt that they have played any of these games the whole way through. Whether they like it or not video games are as much a form of media as movies are. Yet you can't expect someone to give an informed opinion about a movie if they saw only a part of it or just the trailer would you? In effect that's what these people do. You think that Jack thompson ever finished a gta game? Me thinks not.

[Danny]

theres a lot of difference between a 15 year old and an 18 year old.