Minnesota Loses Video Game Law Appeal
Minnesota video game law has word that an appeals court has upheld a 2006
decision against a law that would impose a fine on minors for buying or renting
"M" or "AO" video games. As has been the case every time such legislation is
proposed, constitutional concerns contributed to decision against the games law,
which may be of interest in Boston, where there are plans afoot for similar
legislation looking to criminalize the sale of sales of adult video games to
minors (story). In this case, the judgment contained a refreshing
addition to the first amendment considerations, citing "a paucity of evidence
linking the availability of video games with any harm to Minnesota's children at
all," which the court found in spite of Minnesota including harrowing accounts
of game violence in their filings.
Note: This article has been bookmarked by a user. Please visit the source website for the complete article.
You must be logged in to post comments.
