Not with a bang, but a whimper...
T.S. Eliot wasn't writing about the ending to Utah's recent efforts to legislate video games, but he could have been. If you haven't been following the Utah situation - perhaps "circus" is a more apt description - by all means, check out GamePolitics' coverage of the failed legislation.
The short version is that HB50, a measure equating games with pornography, was blocked in committee when the state's attorney general raised concerns over its constitutionality. Rep. Scott Wyatt (left), a Republican, sponsored the bill.
As a compromise, a non-binding resolution was drafted which gutted the original bill's enforcement provisions, replacing them with a directive to the A.G. to provide support to other states involved in litigation over game violence statutes.
Even that watered-down solution appears to have failed, however. GP notes that the compromise resolution, HR15, has been quietly moved from committee to the Utah House file for defeated measures.
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Once High-Profile, Utah's Video Game Legislative Effort Fades to Black
March 5, 2007
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Cecil475: @PHX Corp - The dude's a moron who wouldn't know crap if it came up and kicked him.05/19/2013 - 6:36am
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PHX Corp: http://kotaku.com/ea-sports-developer-calls-wii-u-crap-and-nintendo-wa-508481261 EA Sports Canada Moron calls Wii U 'Crap' and Nintendo 'Walking Dead'05/18/2013 - 11:42am
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E. Zachary Knight: If the videos are of sufficient quality that people subscribe and watch regularly, then those let's players are providing a service that people want. That is the heart of capitalism. That is not something that should be shamed.05/17/2013 - 8:06am
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E. Zachary Knight: I have no idea who either of those people are. However, I still don't see why making a business out of creating let's play videos is somehow evil or wrong.05/17/2013 - 8:04am
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MaskedPixelante: It sure is if you're just doing it for the money. See Tobuscus and/or Pewdiepie for what happens when people get into it just for the money.05/17/2013 - 7:30am
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E. Zachary Knight: Why is it wrong to make money doing LPs? Why should that be something that should be shamed?05/17/2013 - 6:20am
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MaskedPixelante: https://twitter.com/PsychedelicSA/status/335183893214924801 Now here's an interesting, glass half full thought about the Nintendo LP thing. It outs the people who are just doing LPs to make money.05/17/2013 - 5:56am
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E. Zachary Knight: I responded in writing to all this "let's play" stuff Nintendo Started. No need for my permission, I won't give it. It's not mine to give. http://divineknightgaming.com/?p=29205/16/2013 - 2:21pm
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E. Zachary Knight: Lars Doucet of Levelup Labs has a Reddit going on game companies that allow monetization of Let's Play videos. http://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/1egayn/lets_build_a_list_of_game_studios_that_allow/05/16/2013 - 1:04pm
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Sleaker: @Imautobot - yah I wouldn't use an emulator as a good first run test of how stable the console is, haha.05/16/2013 - 11:47am
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E. Zachary Knight: The 50th person to jump off a bridge is just as dumb if not dumber than the 1st.05/16/2013 - 10:03am
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MaskedPixelante: Yeah, let's all jump on Nintendo for doing this, even though they're hardly the first company to do this...05/16/2013 - 9:47am
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E. Zachary Knight: Wow Nintendo, this is wrong. http://kotaku.com/nintendo-forcing-ads-on-some-youtube-lets-play-video-50709238305/16/2013 - 8:44am
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Imautobot: @Sleaker, further gameplay has revealed that the controller button do stick under the faceplate. Also, The NES emulator (Emuya)keeps crashing on me, though I think a bad ROM is causing it.05/16/2013 - 7:10am
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Papa Midnight: AE: I wonder if any other publishers will follow suit.05/15/2013 - 8:12pm
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Andrew Eisen: EA is ditching Online Pass. http://venturebeat.com/2013/05/15/ea-kills-its-controversial-online-pass-program/05/15/2013 - 7:20pm
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Avalongod: @Zach and quicnkold...I've read the bill and the intent of it is to fear-monger. It's not a balanced message. I don't recall the ESRB being mentioned at all. It's more "keeps your kids away from these movies/games or they'll become violent"05/15/2013 - 4:35pm
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E. Zachary Knight: quiknkold, The big problem with that legislation is the amount of misinformation out there. Who is going to ensure that the information in the pamphlet is accurate?05/15/2013 - 3:25pm
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quiknkold: REBeardogg : I'm on the fence about this. on one side, I want parents to be aware of the ESRB, and even Movie Ratings. On the other hand, I feel this will be used for nothing but Propaganda. The ESRB does a good job.05/15/2013 - 3:07pm
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IanC: Frostbite is coming out on iOS devices. Yet the Wii U cant handle it? *coughbullshitcough*05/15/2013 - 2:31pm
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Re: Once High-Profile, Utah's Video Game Legislative Effort
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Not the war, but a battle… for now...
"We’ve pretty much won EVERY battle." - DoggySpew
Yes and they keep trying untill they stop trying or untill a final blow is struck to either side this culture war will go on.
"He may be laying low because of his current troubles with the Florida Bar. I also believe his wife is ill- he mentioned it when he was fighting with Joystiq (maybe it was Kotaku?) over the reports of his past problems with the bar."
Hopefully nothing serious? I don't like the guy, but don't wish anything upon his long suffering family. As for the BAR troubles, well he's right to lie low; he's in a world of **** there and I predict a big smackdown on the way he has conducted himself. They may fall short of barring him from practicing law, but I seriously doubt he will get off scott free.
About the legislation: Even the law journals, in which there have been MANY comments and articles covering this anti-video game legislation craze, almost universally condemn such legislation as being unconstitutional. And we law students do our research, too.
Allie
We've pretty much won EVERY battle.
I am sure he will be back in full-force soon- the GTA 4 hype will be picking up once the trailer launches later this month...
As can be seen by the storm of contrasting opinions concerning Super Columbine Massacre RPG!, it can be a really difficult thing to judge between art and exploitation, or the meaningful versus the gatuitous.
Surprised this went onto the back burner to be honest, but with the volume of reports that have appeared in the last 3 weeks which basically disprove every criticism aimed at computer games and the increase in volume recently from those defending video games, I suppose they decided it was best just to take a step back from it all.
Not the war, but a battle...
@ Calvinball
No, I'm sure they'll find some other way to piss away their constituents' tax-dollars. Give them time. (Call me cynical, if you will)
~~All Knowledge is Worth Having~~
"We won't do that, but we're going to write a document saying that we frown on it and will assist other frowners" ->
"Actually, we won't even do that"
It's funny, although this assembly should be given a lot of praise for actually realising the problems with unconstitutional laws and not forging ahead for the sake of being seen to "protect the childrens".