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After years of struggle to pass a video game law, Maryland passed a bill that won the Entertainment Software Association's support. The bill, HB707, prohibits the sale of obscene video games to minors, and retailers in violation of this law can be fined up to $1000 or can be imprisoned up to one year. Previous bills were fought by ESA since they tried to prohibit the sale of violent video games to minors -- given that violence is a form of expression, the bills were in violation of the First Amendment. This time around, the bill is concerned with obscenity pertaining to "depiction of illicit sex" or "picture of a nude or partially nude figure." Since movies and books currently adhere to these standards, ESA found it fitting that video games should follow accordingly. To view an official statement from the president of ESA, Douglas Lowenstein, click here. To view a copy of the bill (HP707), click here. To learn more about ESA, check there official site here. Source: GameDaily BIZ - View article here. | ||||||
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