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Judge Blocks Ban on Violent Video Game Sales

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the games-still-apparently-the-root-of-all-evil dept.

dada21 writes "SFGate is reporting that a federal judge recently blocked a new California law that would have banned the sale of violent video games to minors. From the article: 'Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger had signed the bill by Assemblyman Leland Yee, D-San Francisco, to ban the sale or rental of especially violent video games to children under 18 years old unless there is parental approval. The law was to take effect Jan. 1.'"

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  1. You almost got the point by HBI · · Score: 5, Interesting

    This is about deterring the production of said games. If they can't be bought by minors, then they will be pirated. This destroys the revenue stream, making it unprofitable to make such games.

    Evil, huh? This is the premise of much of the censorship we see today, controlling speech through the 'think about the children!' impulse.

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