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A Critique of The Illinois Safe Games Act at The Escapist

Discussion in 'Game/SP News & Comments' started by chevalier, Sep 22, 2005.

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    There's a new issue of The Escapist available on the internet and this one includes a critique of The Illinois Safe Games Act by a law professional. Here's a snip:

    On June 7, 2005, the Illinois General Assembly sent HB 4023, also known as the Illinois Safe Games Act, to Governor Rod Blagojevich for his signature. This bill was signed July 25, 2005 and, barring and court orders to the contrary, the new law will go into effect on January 1, 2006. The bill has received considerable media coverage, which has filtered down to a multitude of internet message forums. The Safe Games Act imposes criminal penalties on retailers who sell or rent violent or sexually explicit video games to children under the age of eighteen. It would be easy to cry, "Censorship!" and not comment further upon the bill. Doing so would be to ignore the deeper Constitutional and policy-based issues that surround the issue of the regulation of electronic games and their content.

    Read the whole thing at The Escapist.
     
    chevalier, Sep 22, 2005
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