Don't forget to sign the gamer's petition

by: Charles Husemann
NEWS - With the About Schwarzenegger v. EMA case heading to the Supreme Court before the end of the year it's important for gamers to stand up to be counted so that the decision by the lower courts is upheld (which will ensure that video games are protected by the same First Amendment rights as music, books, and movies).

I'm not normally someone who hops on political bandwagons but it doesn't take a rocket scientist (or John Carmack) to realize that this is going to be a defining moment for the video game industry. This is why I'm encouraging everyone who games to sign their name to the ECA's Gamers Petition.

If for some reason this law is overturned it could mean severe sanctions on the games that are allowed to be sold (and consequently developed). I don't think we want the US turning into the next Germany or Australia, where games have to be vetted and edited for content before they can appear on store shelves. I would hate to see our vibrant and booming industry to be brought down by a bunch of fear mongering luddites who still think games are just for children under the age of 12. I would hate for our industry to have to cow-tow to local religious groups, PTA's, and glory seeking politicians because we failed to act.

All you have to do is go here and enter your e-mail address (you might want to uncheck the check boxes at the bottom though unless you really want a lot more spam from the ECA) and your name will be added to the list of people who are standing up for our rights as gamers. I know it feels a little odd to say but if we don't act now it could come back to haunt us later.


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