Comments on: A Summary of Video Game Violence Legislation http://www.shoutingloudly.com/2007/01/15/a-summary-of-video-game-violence-legislation/ building a healthy information ecosystem Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:10:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: jack black http://www.shoutingloudly.com/2007/01/15/a-summary-of-video-game-violence-legislation/comment-page-1/#comment-4163 jack black Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:58:56 +0000 http://www.shoutingloudly.com/2007/01/15/a-summary-of-video-game-violence-legislation/#comment-4163 VIDEO GAMES!! VIDEO GAMES!!

]]> By: shouting loudly » Blog Archive » Game Regulation Article at IJOC http://www.shoutingloudly.com/2007/01/15/a-summary-of-video-game-violence-legislation/comment-page-1/#comment-130 shouting loudly » Blog Archive » Game Regulation Article at IJOC Thu, 05 Jun 2008 18:35:37 +0000 http://www.shoutingloudly.com/2007/01/15/a-summary-of-video-game-violence-legislation/#comment-130 [...] up and expands upon some of what I’ve been writing about here on Shouting Loudly (see posts here, here, and [...] [...] up and expands upon some of what I’ve been writing about here on Shouting Loudly (see posts here, here, and [...]

]]> By: shouting loudly » The Problem with Game Regulation and Complete Playthrough http://www.shoutingloudly.com/2007/01/15/a-summary-of-video-game-violence-legislation/comment-page-1/#comment-129 shouting loudly » The Problem with Game Regulation and Complete Playthrough Tue, 07 Aug 2007 16:33:11 +0000 http://www.shoutingloudly.com/2007/01/15/a-summary-of-video-game-violence-legislation/#comment-129 [...] ruling, which looks a lot like the other rulings from what I’ve seen so far (as described here; my explanation of strict scrutiny was a bit muddled then, but you get the basic [...] [...] ruling, which looks a lot like the other rulings from what I’ve seen so far (as described here; my explanation of strict scrutiny was a bit muddled then, but you get the basic [...]

]]> By: Geek Studies » Blog Archive » Thoughts on Entertainment Advocacy and Activism http://www.shoutingloudly.com/2007/01/15/a-summary-of-video-game-violence-legislation/comment-page-1/#comment-128 Geek Studies » Blog Archive » Thoughts on Entertainment Advocacy and Activism Thu, 19 Apr 2007 16:37:55 +0000 http://www.shoutingloudly.com/2007/01/15/a-summary-of-video-game-violence-legislation/#comment-128 [...] bubbling up because of perceived threats to the business of gaming and the image of gamers: legislation to restrict the sale and rental of games and, in the case of the above “protest,” the demonization of gamers following a school [...] [...] bubbling up because of perceived threats to the business of gaming and the image of gamers: legislation to restrict the sale and rental of games and, in the case of the above “protest,” the demonization of gamers following a school [...]

]]> By: shouting loudly » Thoughts on the Guerilla Gamemaker Competition http://www.shoutingloudly.com/2007/01/15/a-summary-of-video-game-violence-legislation/comment-page-1/#comment-127 shouting loudly » Thoughts on the Guerilla Gamemaker Competition Sun, 21 Jan 2007 00:10:19 +0000 http://www.shoutingloudly.com/2007/01/15/a-summary-of-video-game-violence-legislation/#comment-127 [...] On the other hand, people like to sue when it comes to media they don’t understand. Video games have been at the center of not just unconstitutional legislation, but also a number of civil suits alleging that games made kids commit crimes, came packaged with inappropriate and unrated hidden content, and so on. If someone were to sue Slamdance, I’m inclined to believe it would not go far, and at worst Slamdance would win in appeals, but perhaps that could be enough to shut down a small outfit. [...] [...] On the other hand, people like to sue when it comes to media they don’t understand. Video games have been at the center of not just unconstitutional legislation, but also a number of civil suits alleging that games made kids commit crimes, came packaged with inappropriate and unrated hidden content, and so on. If someone were to sue Slamdance, I’m inclined to believe it would not go far, and at worst Slamdance would win in appeals, but perhaps that could be enough to shut down a small outfit. [...]

]]> By: Jason http://www.shoutingloudly.com/2007/01/15/a-summary-of-video-game-violence-legislation/comment-page-1/#comment-126 Jason Fri, 19 Jan 2007 16:17:18 +0000 http://www.shoutingloudly.com/2007/01/15/a-summary-of-video-game-violence-legislation/#comment-126 Quick correction and update: The Oklahoma law is still under review, not overturned. The Utah Attorney General mentioned above recommended a <a href="http://gamepolitics.com/2007/01/18/utah-ag-tells-legislature-to-wait-for-oklahoma-ruling/" rel="nofollow">wait and see</a> approach, so the legislature has <a href="http://gamepolitics.com/2007/01/17/in-utah-sponsor-pulls-jack-thompson-video-game-bill-from-committee-agenda/" rel="nofollow">shelved the bill</a> while Oklahoma plays out. Rep. Wyatt (R), the sponsor, said:<blockquote>Any bill that somebody brings forward with the support of their constituents is not a waste of time, because they raise issues and create awareness.</blockquote>Call me cynical, but both in terms of money and PR, there are less costly ways to raise awareness than losing court cases. Quick correction and update:

The Oklahoma law is still under review, not overturned. The Utah Attorney General mentioned above recommended a wait and see approach, so the legislature has shelved the bill while Oklahoma plays out. Rep. Wyatt (R), the sponsor, said:

Any bill that somebody brings forward with the support of their constituents is not a waste of time, because they raise issues and create awareness.

Call me cynical, but both in terms of money and PR, there are less costly ways to raise awareness than losing court cases.

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