Thinking of the Children: The Failure of Violent Video Game Laws
Thinking of the Children: The Failure of Violent Video Game Laws
Gregory Kenyota, 18 Fordham Intell. Prop. Media & Ent. L.J. 785 (2008)
The attempts of state legislatures to pass legislation regulating the sales of violent video games to minors have almost become a fool’s errand and the states should instead allow the current system of self-regulation to continue. This Note attempts to analyze the statutes passed by different states trying to regulate the sale of violent video games to minors and looks at how self-regulation compares as a solution. Part I of this Note details the history of controversial video games and the response to the controversies by Congress, the video game industry, and the states. Part II of this Note gives an overview of the First Amendment issues facing the government in its attempts to regulate violent video games and the responses from the federal courts. Part III argues that self-regulation by the video game industry should be the goal supported by legislators instead of legislation.