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Hey, gamers, now is the time to stand up for the hobby/culture you hold dear.
If you've been following the news lately, you already know that the question of whether games count as free speech is set to be decided by the United States Supreme Court this fall. Specifically, the court will rule on whether a law in California that punishes retailers for selling "adult" games to children passes Constitutional muster. Should the Supreme Court uphold the California law, it would place games in a separate class from books, movies and other forms of expression, and essentially allow states to make laws that govern/censor video games' content. We can't have that, and the Entertainment Consumers Association is doing something about it.
The ECA (and almost all other gamers) agree that games should be protected by the First Amendments, and state governments should spend their time solving real problems as opposed to worrying about pretend ones. You can help. Just log onto the ECA's petition site, and sign up. It takes a minute and is free.
Over this summer, the ECA will be drafting and formally submitting their amicus brief to the Supreme Court which will be included with the other official court documents related to the case. Separately, they will also attach the petition. Enough signatures will hopefully send a powerful message to the government that we value the free speech rights of games and gamers.
the petition to sign
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If your a video gamer, then you need to sign that!
If you've been following the news lately, you already know that the question of whether games count as free speech is set to be decided by the United States Supreme Court this fall. Specifically, the court will rule on whether a law in California that punishes retailers for selling "adult" games to children passes Constitutional muster. Should the Supreme Court uphold the California law, it would place games in a separate class from books, movies and other forms of expression, and essentially allow states to make laws that govern/censor video games' content. We can't have that, and the Entertainment Consumers Association is doing something about it.
The ECA (and almost all other gamers) agree that games should be protected by the First Amendments, and state governments should spend their time solving real problems as opposed to worrying about pretend ones. You can help. Just log onto the ECA's petition site, and sign up. It takes a minute and is free.
Over this summer, the ECA will be drafting and formally submitting their amicus brief to the Supreme Court which will be included with the other official court documents related to the case. Separately, they will also attach the petition. Enough signatures will hopefully send a powerful message to the government that we value the free speech rights of games and gamers.
the petition to sign
source
If your a video gamer, then you need to sign that!