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Minnesota Pays Video Game Industry $65K In Fees

Posted by kdawson on from the don't-let-the-door-hit-you dept.

I Said More Ham writes "Minnesota's attorney general will drop the state's efforts to fine underage buyers of violent videogames after a high court struck down a state law as unconstitutional. The Entertainment Software Association, one of the plaintiffs in the case, announced Monday that the state paid $65,000 in attorney's fees and expenses."

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  1. Re:So what's the point of having ratings? by m0rph3us0 · · Score: 5, Informative

    This is false. It is not illegal, it contravenes the contract the most movie theaters have in place with the distributor.

  2. Film Ratings in the USA are not enforced by law by bigbigbison · · Score: 3, Informative

    Every time videogame rating laws come up people ask why they shouldn't be legally enforced the way film ratings are. This is an incorrect assumption.

    In the USA films are rated by the MPAA which is a trade association of the film industry, not a government agency. The film ratings are enforced by the MPAA themselves not by law. States or the federal government do not enforce the ratings. There is no state or national law preventing the sale of R-rated films to minors.

    This is the same situation as videogame ratings. The games are rated by the industry and enforced by the industry.

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  3. Re:"objective analysis".. riiight by maglor_83 · · Score: 4, Informative

    PSOGC

    Phantasy Star Online for the Gamecube for those of us left baffled.