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| Subject: Rights violation alert: Proposed Bill Seeks ID Checks for Game Sales Thu May 08, 2008 10:03 pm | |
| Two Representatives from opposing sides of the House introduced a bill yesterday that would criminalize the act of selling "Mature" videogames to minor children.
The Video Games Ratings Enforcement Act would force retailers to check official identification from anyone purchasing titles rated "M" or "AO" (Adults Only). Any retailer found in violation of this new rule would face a $5,000 civil penalty.
"Many young children are walking into stores and are able to buy or rent these games without their parents even knowing about it. Many retailers have tried to develop voluntary policies to make sure mature games do not end up in the hands of young kids, but we need to do more to protect our children," said Representative Lee Terry, a Nebraska Republican who created the bill along with Utah Democrat Jim Matheson.
Over the past two years, several states including Illinois and Louisiana have attempted to enact similar laws, but each attempt has been struck down as unconstitutional.
Terry believes his bill will elude such constitutionality issues as it doesn't "involve itself in content or defining the standards for 'mature' or 'adults only.'"
No decision has been officially declared on the bill's status as of yet, but presumably we'll have more information on what the House of Representatives decides on this issue in the near future.
http://blog.wired.com/games/2008/05/proposed-bill-s.html |
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RR Phantom
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| Subject: Re: Rights violation alert: Proposed Bill Seeks ID Checks for Game Sales Fri May 09, 2008 4:27 am | |
| Anyway, who cares about it's CONstitutionality?? |
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CovOps
Location : Ether-Sphere Job/hobbies : Irrationality Exterminator Humor : Über Serious
| Subject: Re: Rights violation alert: Proposed Bill Seeks ID Checks for Game Sales Fri May 09, 2008 4:32 am | |
| Exactly!
Fuck 'em! |
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