Hey guys remember Schwarzenegger v EMA, the US Supreme Court case we talked about a while ago where California wanted to restrict violent video games to people under 18? Well now its called Brown v. EMA and the Supreme Court just decided to
strike down the law today 7-2. Justices Breyer and Thomas were the unlikely duo opposed. I usually don't like Scalia but he does have his moments...I mean comparing video games to works of art is a freaking awesome argument. And Justice Sotomayor will be pleased that BUGS BUNNY IS SAVED.
Quotes from the Examiner
"Gamers everywhere can breathe a sigh of relief: The U.S. Supreme Court, in the case of Brown v. EMA, voted 7-2 against a California law that would've prohibited the sale of violent video games to minors (with a $1,000 fine for violators) and upheld the First Amendment rights of the video game industry.
The court said: "Video games qualify for First Amendment protection. Like protected books, plays, and movies, they communicate ideas through familiar literary devices and features distinctive to the medium. And “the basic principles of freedom of speech . . . do not vary” with a new and different communication medium."
Justice Scalia, in his criticism of the California law, compared violent video games to more violent literary works such as The Divine Comedy, Grimm's Fairy Tales, and The Odyssey, saying that such works are accessible to children and do contain gore."
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