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The 'Terminator' Continues the Battle Against Violent Content

By Chris Bennett, Tudor Carsten, Michael R. Coburn, Sarah Dale-Harris, Pablo Guzman, Danielle (Dani) Lemon, Chris Metcalfe and David Spratley

The State of California is the site of an ongoing battleground between free speech advocates and legislators seeking to limit access to violent video games.

A law passed by the State Legislature in 2005 that would imposed fines and other sanctions on persons who sold certain video games to minors, was struck down by the a U.S. district court last August.

However, following up on a promise he made after the ruling, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger recently announced that the State of California has filed an appeal of the district court decision with the U.S. Court of Appeals.

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Full post as published by Video Game Law Blog on January 30, 2008 (boomark / email).