After 6 years the The Supreme Court of the United States has sided with the videogames industry, declaring it the victor in the Brown vs EMA trial.
The case argued over the constitutional rights of a law which opposed the sale of violent games to minors and could fine retailers up to $1,000 for each violation. The court rendered the verdict in a 7-2 ruling.
The court documents found here state that “Video games qualify for First Amendment protection. Like pro-tected books, plays, and movies, they communicate ideas through fa-miliar 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.”
The court stated that “The most basic principle—that government lacks the power to restrict expression because of its message, ideas,subject matter, or content..”
Let us know what you think about the video games industries victory in California.
