Oklahoma Law to Censor Violent Games Shot Down

Darahbi — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 04:06:29 GMT

Hooray.... Backbones FTW

Oklahoma Law to Censor Violent Games Shot Down

phaden — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 04:06:28 GMT

Yeh, that would have been pretty damn lame.

Oklahoma Law to Censor Violent Games Shot Down

Guillotine — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 04:06:27 GMT

I personally see nothing wrong with that law. So they cover up the bottom part of the video game box... I don't buy video games for the boxes :P

It's those other laws that deal with playing that I have a problem with.

On the other hand, I suppose this sets a precedence for those other laws trying to truly destroy the first amendment.

Oklahoma Law to Censor Violent Games Shot Down

h41fgod — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 04:06:26 GMT

Guillotine, its called freedom of speech and dont fix things that arent broken, its not like the covers were violent anyway.

Oklahoma Law to Censor Violent Games Shot Down

Guillotine — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 04:06:25 GMT

h41fgod: That's true, but I figure we need to pick our battles. If they really want to cover part of our boxes and that will make them happy, I would rather that than them trying to outlaw games.

Oklahoma Law to Censor Violent Games Shot Down

sriin — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 04:06:24 GMT

Thats an interesting law. Whilst i wouldn't support it per se as dealing with our rights is a slippery slope, it brings up an interesting question for me. It says, according to the author for this post, that the violent games would be seen in the same light as pornography--which if said pornography is deemed 'obscene' is not protected by the first amendment. Are these video games 'obscenely' violent? However, I believe the whole deal about obscenity is still up for discussion within the US court system and could have changed--feel free to correct me if you know better.

Guillotine also brings up a good point. it's just a cover that would be hidden partially, which really does nothing to protect anyone from the content, provided they buy it.

Oklahoma Law to Censor Violent Games Shot Down

cyrnus — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 04:06:23 GMT

You may not buy games for their boxes, but some people do choose one game over another based on the box art. I've personally picked up a game I've never heard of first because the box looked cool and then went on to buy it because the description on the box sounded like it would be a good game.

A law like this would most likely lead to developers editing their games to not fall under the category of 'violent' so that the boxes could be seen to people browsing the games. Also this case was going to set a precedent either way. We ended up with a good precedent for the industry, but if the law went through it would open the doors for more strict regulations involving video games.