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ESA Seeks Money For Legal Fees From CA

The Escapist is reporting that the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), frustrated with the costs incurred from their successful battle to overturn the state's violent videogame law, is now going after California for legal fees. "The ESA is claiming the legal battle, which led to the overturning of the "fundamentally flawed" law, cost a total of $324,840. If granted, it will bring the costs awarded to the industry in First Amendment defenses to nearly $1.9 million, spread across eight other jurisdictions that had attempted to pass similar laws." The site also reports that California Governor Schwarzenegger has followed through on his promise to appeal that overturn, seeking to restore the legislation championed by Leland Yee.

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  1. Re:Good by nomadic · · Score: 3, Funny

    the California voters will get pissed off and vote out the clowns that passed legislation they should have known would be doomed.

    These are California voters. The same people who elected Arnold Schwarzenegger. ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER. Do you think they're a rational group of people?

  2. Re:Good by Aaron+Denney · · Score: 4, Funny

    The concept that certain ideas can be harmful is a very dangerous one;
    Such delicious irony