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20-08-2007, 16:58
Playing by the Rules
New York lawmakers want to criminalize violent video game sales to minors.
By Ben Silverman
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It was 'Game Over' for NY legislators attempting to pass a bill that would criminalize the sale of certain computer and video games to minors, as the current session ended Thursday night before the measure could make it through both houses.
But sure enough, they have some extra quarters. With the two sides of the aisle finally agreeing on the bill's content, it is fully expected to pass muster and be signed into law by Gov. Eliot Spitzer (D) when the session reconvenes in July.
The new bill is a compromise of two different versions proposed earlier this year, one supported by Assembly Democrats, the other by Republican Senators. Leaders from the two houses worked together to hammer out the details of the final proposition, which outlines four strategies in combating the sale of violent video games to underage consumers:
* Selling violent and obscene video games to minors would become punishable as a Class E felony
* Console manufacturers would be required to include parental-control devices in their systems
* Retailers would have to adhere to product labeling guidelines
* A state-established committee would be formed to oversee and study the issue
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http://www.yahoo.com/s/613223
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New York lawmakers want to criminalize violent video game sales to minors.
By Ben Silverman
ADVERTISEMENT
It was 'Game Over' for NY legislators attempting to pass a bill that would criminalize the sale of certain computer and video games to minors, as the current session ended Thursday night before the measure could make it through both houses.
But sure enough, they have some extra quarters. With the two sides of the aisle finally agreeing on the bill's content, it is fully expected to pass muster and be signed into law by Gov. Eliot Spitzer (D) when the session reconvenes in July.
The new bill is a compromise of two different versions proposed earlier this year, one supported by Assembly Democrats, the other by Republican Senators. Leaders from the two houses worked together to hammer out the details of the final proposition, which outlines four strategies in combating the sale of violent video games to underage consumers:
* Selling violent and obscene video games to minors would become punishable as a Class E felony
* Console manufacturers would be required to include parental-control devices in their systems
* Retailers would have to adhere to product labeling guidelines
* A state-established committee would be formed to oversee and study the issue
:rotfl: :rotfl:
http://www.yahoo.com/s/613223
u vezi toga se treba nešto poduzeti