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Oklahoma Law to Censor Violent Games Shot Down

Category: Default Game: Default Posted on Sep 19, 2007 2:32 am


Finally, a step in the right direction for video games that are under fire for being "too violent," or whatever other tripe the decision makers in the US want to call them.

GameDaily BIZ is reporting that the Oklahoma video game law that would have gone into effect November 1st, 2006 prior to an injunction, has been killed off entirely thanks to a new court ruling.

For those not familiar with the law that was put in motion, video games with violent content would have been placed in the same light as pornography magazines - having to cover the lower two-thirds of the box with "blinder racks." Luckily someone with common sense intervened, and the law has been thrown out. United States District Judge Robin Cauthron cited that the law was unconstitutional, as video games are a form of creative expression - protected by the First Amendment.

To read more, head over to the GameDaily BIZ article.

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