gergroy said:
This is actually a very large issue, because if the supreme court upholds the law, it can then be translated into all forms of media, not just games. One ruling will set a precedence. That means you would soon fine government regulation of movies, music, books, tv, games, etc. The governments loose translation of "violence" could mean that many games get slapped an AO rating equivalent. One possible outcome could be developers and movie makers having to drastically tone down their content to fit into some government agenda. This is a very big deal because the true purpose of this bill is to see how far the government is capable of censoring material from the American population. This bill is targeting our first amendment rights and it is something that we need to stand against. |
Here in the uk a government body (BBFC) regulated the games industry content until last year when it was handed over to PEGI(which is the european self regulating body overseen by the EU parliament). The BBFC has to date only banned one game and that was Manhunt 2, which was then later lifted. BBFC is still the film regulator.
So, except for one game that was banned and then had that ban lifted there has been no issue.
I am not completely clued up on how american law works but here, every word requires clarification before a law is passed. If that is not the same there then the problem is not with a government body regulating the industry but with the political system as a whole. The word "violent" should be clarified before the bill is passed into law no?
