No it wouldn't. The only media restricted by law is pornography because it is considered obscenity rather than speech, thus not protected by the 1st amendment. Movies ratings are self-regulated by the movie industry, just as video games were, and will continue to be, self-regulated by the games industry. What the law was attempting to do was create a new obscenity law that would apply solely to violent games.
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No it wouldn't. The only media restricted by law is pornography because it is considered obscenity rather than speech, thus not protected by the 1st amendment. Movies ratings are self-regulated by the movie industry, just as video games were, and will continue to be, self-regulated by the games industry. What the law was attempting to do was create a new obscenity law that would apply solely to violent games.
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