Absolutely fantastic. Yet another move toward gaming being widely accepted as equal to movies, books, etc. And, to be honest, a victory to parents who actually want to parent over those who would rather have the government dictate how they parent.
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Videogames
- Thread starter Greg Tito
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I think the real news here is that for the first time in recorded history, Scalia didn't suck more dick than Britney Spears at a bukake convention.
Still can't believe I'm happy with Scalia. Ah well, I'll take what I can get I guess. I feel this video demonstrates my thoughts on this:
Fun fact, the there is NO video of that scene. Well there is, but there's no un-edited version. Either pictures, full song with repeated scenes, or another song all-together. Or it was recorded on a camera that was pointing at the TV, which sucks.
But still, that's my feeling with this.
Doubt anyone will see this though, what with it being on page 8. But whatev's.
Fun fact, the there is NO video of that scene. Well there is, but there's no un-edited version. Either pictures, full song with repeated scenes, or another song all-together. Or it was recorded on a camera that was pointing at the TV, which sucks.
But still, that's my feeling with this.
Doubt anyone will see this though, what with it being on page 8. But whatev's.
I'm not sure who the "they're" you're referring to are. The state of California passed a law saying that certain video games could not be sold to minors if it had adult content such as sex and/or violence. This law was challenged in the courts and it reached the California Supreme Court and eventually it wound its way to the Supreme Court of the United States. It is the function of the Supreme Court to decide whether or not a law violates the U.S. Constitution or is permissible under said constitution. What the Supreme Court ruled was that a law banning the sale of video games to minors was not constitutional.Steel Stallion said:
A retailer may still have a policy that precludes them from selling certain game titles to minors. We have a ratings system here in the United States for motion pictures where theaters voluntarily agree not to sell minors tickets to rated R movies. However, there is no law preventing theaters from doing so.
K so this is it right? No more taking shoots at our medium for the crap that dumb people do, no more censorship crap, there going to leave us alone and let us enjoy our games and good times, and in the off chance join us. I swear to god ( or your chosen deity) if this carp starts in Canada ( were I happen to live) i am going to lose my frigging cool.
I just read the fox news article on this to see what they thought. at the end they mention bulletstorm and DNF, Why do people take these games seriously, especially DNF.
Gamers didn't win today. Know who won? The guys who voted against prohibiting. They won us. They realize that we are the new breed of voters. So are they against prohibiting? Or just a future tactic to gain votes?
Yes! Happy day. And just as I thought. Though, I didn't know how the vote would break down. I'm just happy it was 7-2.
Also, anyone that actually thought Scalia, Roberts, and Alito were gonna vote against this have no idea what they were talking about. I mean, Scalia was practically trolling the California lawyers. And based on previous judgments I was confident they would vote for games.
[sub]Seriously, the Supreme Court voted down the "Crush video" law. Why would anyone think they wouldn't do the same here?[/sub]
Also, anyone that actually thought Scalia, Roberts, and Alito were gonna vote against this have no idea what they were talking about. I mean, Scalia was practically trolling the California lawyers. And based on previous judgments I was confident they would vote for games.
[sub]Seriously, the Supreme Court voted down the "Crush video" law. Why would anyone think they wouldn't do the same here?[/sub]
So...what you're saying is the self-regulation of video games is already working extremely well. So the solution is to spend federal tax dollars to create an agency so that the federal government could censor and regulate it, far more strictly and without being on the same page as developers that the ESRB is?666Chaos said:
Idea of the year award right here! Also, such a law gives retailers pause in carrying such games, as they can face heavier fines and litigation and legal penalties if a single employee slips up. With less incentive to carry mature games, there is less incentive for developers to create them. And so video gaming really does become something just for kids, because retailers are too scared to carry anything with any actual content.
So no, you're wrong. It would have an affect if the country with the highest video game sales suddenly made it a federal offense to sell video games with illicit content of any kind to minors.
I have a problem with that statement. They DIDN'T fuck up the WBC decision. They made the right decision. Yes, we all hate the WBC, but they are well within their rights. As much as it sucks, the First Amendment protects ass holes like them, too. And, honestly, I'm surprised they did considering the "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" case a few years back.Magicman10893 said:
I may disagree with what you say, but I'll defend, to the death, your right to say it.
[sub]Or something like that[/sub]
