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CA Games Bill Stopped

Posted by Zonk on from the my-fragging-is-free-speech dept.

Gamasutra reports that a Judge has stopped the implementation of the CA Violent Game Bill in its tracks. The Judge in the case cites numerous rulings finding that games and violence are not categorically linked. From the article: "As a direct result of the suit filed by the ESA and VSDA in October regarding the AB1179 law, Judge Whyte wrote that 'games are protected by the First Amendment and that plaintiffs are likely to prevail in their argument that the Act violates the First Amendment.' This is the third initially successful ESA court challenge in recent weeks, following similar events in Illinois earlier in December and another preliminary blocking in Michigan in early November."

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  1. This is not good by game+kid · · Score: 2, Funny

    Anytime the USDA gets involved with gaming content, there is clearly a lot of beef behind the scenes.

    --what??? V...S...D'oh!

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  2. The value of multiple backups... by Starker_Kull · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...not just two branches of government - three! May not be efficent, but it sure seems a lot safer....

    1. Re:The value of multiple backups... by Alsee · · Score: 2, Funny

      I think we'd be a lot safer if we had an off-site backups as well. We had all three backups go up in smoke at the same time when a god damn plane hit the building.

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