Entertainment Software AssociationAppeals Court Upholds Ruling Overturning CA Video Game LawAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 20, 2009 - 12:35pm.
Sacramento,
Calif. - The U.S. Court of
Appeals on Friday rejected the state of California's appeal of a
ruling that overturned a law that would have restricted the sales of
violent video games to minors. A lower court ruled that the 2005 law was an
unconstitutional violation of First Amendment free speech protections, after the
Video Software Dealers Association (now the Entertainment Merchants
Association) and the Entertainment Software Association filed suit against Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger
and others to prevent its enforcement.
Report: Game Industry Spent $4.2 Million Lobbying in '08Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 28, 2009 - 6:00am.
Washington - The Entertainment Software Association, a trade group of U.S. video game developers and publishers, spent a record $4.2 million in 2008 on federal lobbying, Gamasutra reported, citing lobbyist disclosure data from the U.S. House Clerk. Entertainment Software Association Names New PresidentAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 17, 2007 - 11:32am.
Washington - The Entertainment Software Association (ESA), a trade group representing U.S. video game publishers and companies, on Thursday named Michael Gallagher as its new president. N.Y. Gov. Spitzer Backs Law Banning Violent Game Sales to MinorsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 20, 2007 - 12:16pm.
Albany, N.Y. - New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer plans to back state legislation that would ban the sale of violent and degrading video games to minors, the New York Daily News reported. Louisiana to Pay $91K in Legal Fees in Video Game Law ChallengeAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 16, 2007 - 11:40am.
Washington - The Entertainment Software Association (ESA), a trade group representing U.S. video game developers and publishers, announced on Monday that a federal court recently ordered the state of Louisiana to pay $91,000 in legal fees the ESA tallied during its successful challenge to the state's law banning the sale of violent games to minors. Hawaiian Xbox Mod Chip Distributor Gets Prison SentenceAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 26, 2007 - 8:49am.
Washington - A 27-year-old Hawaiian man has been sentenced to four months in prison after pleading guilty to charges he distributed Xbox video game consoles he had modified so they could play pirated games. |
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