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NY State Passes Video Game Labelling Law About To Waste Taxpayer Money Defending It: related news
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About a dozen states have passed laws either requiring video games be labeled for content or banning the sale of certain video games to children. Every single time this has happened, the law has been struck down as unconstitutional. And, every single time, the same arguments are shown to politicians, explaining how such a ban is a clear violation of the First Amendment. Politicians know this. But they can't resist passing such laws, because it gets them headlines about how they're "protecting the children," even if the only real result is having to waste taxpayer money defending the law in court, where they always lose.
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via Techdirt @ 9:57 23rd Jul
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chareverie writes "A law just passed in New York now requires labels for violent content in video games that are already rated, as well as having parent-controlled lockout features installed in consoles by 2010. The law has caused an uproar with civil rights groups who claim that such a law is unconstitutional. A legal challenge is already in the works by the New York Civil Liberties Union who cite that similar laws that have been brought to courts in California, Illinois, Minessota, and Washington state have been deemed as unconstitutional. NYCLU legislative director Robert Perry also says that the 'new law is a "back door" way of regulating video game content.'"
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via Slashdot @ 18:12 23rd Jul
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Video games sold in New York state must clearly label ratings for violent content under a law signed on Tuesday, which rights groups criticized as likely unconstitutional. The New York Civil Liberties Union said that it planned to mount a legal challenge against the law, signed on Tuesday by New York Gov. David Paterson, as it raised free speech concerns.
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via Legit Reviews @ 19:15 23rd Jul
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via Telecom.paper @ 11:05 8th Jul
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via Business Portal 24 @ 20:33 3rd Jul
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New York Gov. David Paterson says a bill he signed will lead to restrictions on video game violence. The law will create an advisory council to study the effects of violent games on the children who play them. It will also require parental controls on game consoles by 2010 and prominent displays of age ratings on game packages. Violations of the new labeling and parental control provisions could result in $100 civil penalties, far from the state prison sentences (glad someone had some sense) proposed earlier by New York lawmakers.
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via Adrenaline Vault @ 0:26 23rd Jul
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Video games sold in New York state must clearly label ratings for violent content under a law signed on Tuesday, which rights groups criticized as likely unconstitutional.
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via Yahoo! News Australia @ 0:25 23rd Jul
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Video games sold in New York state must clearly label ratings for violent content under a law signed on Tuesday, which rights groups criticized as likely unconstitutional.
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via Yahoo! Canada @ 22:30 22nd Jul
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Video games sold in New York state must clearly label ratings for violent content under a law signed on Tuesday, which rights groups criticized as likely unconstitutional.
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via Reuters Canada @ 22:31 22nd Jul
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Video games sold in New York state must clearly label ratings for violent content under a law signed on Tuesday, which rights groups criticized as likely unconstitutional.
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via Reuters UK @ 22:32 22nd Jul
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Video games sold in New York state must clearly label ratings for violent content under a law signed on Tuesday, which rights groups criticized as likely unconstitutional.
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via Reuters @ 22:32 22nd Jul
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We were just talking about how New York State was about to become the latest in a long line of states to waste taxpayer money fighting for an unconstitutional law requiring video games to be labeled and also banning the sale of certain video games to children. Nearly a dozen states have tried to introduce similar legislation, and every time they've been rejected by courts as unconstitutional. Every time. There is simply no excuse for politicians to introduce another one of these laws. The courts have been clear that those laws aren't just unconstitutional, but can even be harmful to children.
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via Techdirt @ 18:35 25th Jul
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WILSONVILLE, Ore., July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- School's out, families are hitting the road for summer vacations and, according to a survey from national video game retailer Game Crazy, 96 percent of kids are bringing their handheld player or video game console along for the ride. The Game Crazy/Weekly Reader Research Summer Travel Survey released today reveals that eight in ten children need at least one video game with them on vacation. Video games make family travel more fun and eliminate the refrain of "are we there yet?" from backseats of cars across the nation.
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via PR Newswire @ 14:19 1st Jul
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WILSONVILLE, Ore., July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- School's out, families are hitting the road for summer vacations and, according to a survey from national video game retailer Game Crazy, 96 percent of kids are bringing their handheld player or video game console along for the ride. The Game Crazy/Weekly Reader Research Summer Travel Survey released today reveals that eight in ten children need at least one video game with them on vacation. Video games make family travel more fun and eliminate the refrain of "are we there yet?" from backseats of cars across the nation.
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via Macro World Investor @ 9:08 1st Jul
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WILSONVILLE, Ore., July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- School's out, families are hitting the road for summer vacations and, according to a survey from national video game retailer Game Crazy, 96 percent of kids are bringing their handheld player or video game console along for the ride. The Game Crazy/Weekly Reader Research Summer Travel Survey released today reveals that eight in ten children need at least one video game with them on vacation. Video games make family travel more fun and eliminate the refrain of "are we there yet?" from backseats of cars across the nation.
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via Yahoo! Canada @ 9:08 1st Jul
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Video game industry veteran Geoff Keighley has been named executive in charge of video game publisher relations for Spike TV. In his new position, Keighley will spearhead the network's year-round video game programming strategy, as well as manage Spike's editorial relationships with game publishers.
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via Animation World Network @ 20:10 25th Aug
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via Macro World Investor @ 16:20 16th Jul
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Going to law school is an experience that is both incredibly challenging and immensely rewarding. Unfortunately, not everyone has the chance to study law at a university. Not only is it expensive and difficult to get in, but law school is also very demanding of your time. There are many people who want to study law but are constrained by the requirements of their work or family. Perhaps you are such a person, who would like to earn a law degree but cannot take time off to attend university classes. In that case, you are the perfect candidate to go for an online law degree. Such online degrees are now available at many law universities, who are receptive to meeting the demand for online law programs for the growing number of people who require them.
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via One Stop Articles @ 21:01 12th Jul
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Washington - The Entertainment Software Association (ESA), a U.S. video game publisher trade group, has announced that the state of Minnesota has been ordered by a federal court to pay the group $65,000 in attorneys' fees, expended during a challenge to the state's law banning the sale of violent games to minors.
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via Digital Media Wire @ 7:22 2nd Jul
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Back in April, we noted that some NY state politicians were trying to put in place a rather sneaky legal change that effectively would force Amazon to collect sales tax in New York, despite not having a physical presence there. The "trick" was to claim that if you had any affiliates in the state, you had a local presence. Affiliates, of course, can be nothing more than an advertiser. So, based on this change of law, effectively anyone who has an advertiser in NY is considered to have a local presence there and must collect sales tax. Both Amazon.com and Overstock have sued over this law, and Overstock has even gone so far as to cut off all NY affiliates in response (showing how the law probably hurts NYers a lot more than it helps them).
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via Techdirt @ 2:04 1st Aug
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Slashdot points us to an interesting story of a video game developer in the UK, Positech Games, who put up a blog post recently, asking people who "pirated" the company's software to explain why they did it. They did... in droves. Now there's a new post up discussing both the results and how the company is responding. While the guy sounds surprised about the results, they don't really seem all that shocking: people hate, hate, hate DRM of any kind (which should serve as a counter to the guy who showed up here last week insisting that DRM is here to stay). That was the thing they were most vehement about. After that, they were upset about the high price of games and the short demos that were offered that weren't representative of the game.
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via Techdirt @ 8:19 15th Aug
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Video game consoles dominate the gaming landscape, but these machines are more than just kids' toys. These systems are emerging as critical platforms for the distribution of digital content to the home, particularly video-on-demand (VoD). Nor should their impact on consumers' purchase of consumer electronics such as high-definition TVs and home networks be ignored. Video game consoles are already competing with television, movie theaters and a host of other entertainment options for consumers' limited time and money. In the future, on-demand video delivered via console in conjunction with broadband video has the potential to cannibalize multichannel video subscriptions.
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via Yankee Group @ 20:43 7th Jul
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New York's governor signed a bill yesterday that increases restrictions on the sale and rentals of video games and consoles based on a game's content rating. Once the law takes effect, all games sold or offered for rental must prominently display the content rating on the front cover. Additionally the laws bans the sale of console gaming systems that do not include the ability for parents to block the playing of games based on content. The new law goes further and requires the state to establish a oversight panel to review the game industry's voluntary rating system for accuracy. A diverse coalition of groups opposed the legislation saying it goes too far and impinges on people's First Amendment rights.
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via Overclockers Club @ 9:13 24th Jul
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via Pocket-lint.co.uk @ 17:09 15th Jul
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Federation of American Scientists put its money where its mouth is. FAS released Immune Attack, an educational video game designed to teach immunology to AP level high school students and combines the most current research on teaching methodologies with a 3D first-person shooter game. 'The key to the game was making sure it was fun while also covering accurate and complex immunology topics,' said Dr. Michelle Lucey-Roper, director of the FAS Learning Technologies Program. The game is free, although not open source, and can be downloaded here. Sorry, no Mac version yet."
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via Slashdot @ 21:39 29th Jun
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