The Moral Responsibility of Game Creators

Gamasutra.com has reactions from another provocative question of the week. The topic this time was "Do game creators have any moral responsibilities in teaching values to their audience?" There were many responses on both sides of the issue. From the article: "A resounding NO. Do writers have that same responsibility? Actors? What other limitations would we put on them and our freedom of expression, in order to accomplish that lofty goal? Just ask Jerry Falwell, or the embittered ghost of Senator McCarthy for your answer... NO. Leave the morality lessons to the parents and the priests. They are quite good at their jobs. -Anonymous"

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He may be evil

[AtariAmarok]

"Is the file-sharer evil because he's stealing money from music artists? "

The file sharer may be evil for other reasons, but not because he is stealing. It is technically, legally, and morally imposssible to steal by duplicating files.