GP on Joystiq: NY Video Game Legislation Has Missing Teeth
GP on Joystiq: NY Video Game Legislation Has Missing Teeth
June 30, 2008
...the one in which GP explains why the video game bill passed in New York last week is all bark and no bite.
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Posted 11/20/08 at 12:08pm
KN: back to miscarriages
KN: back to miscarriages
Posted 11/20/08 at 12:08pm
KN: they're both horrible and contribute nothing to society sooo
KN: they're both horrible and contribute nothing to society sooo
Posted 11/20/08 at 12:06pm
KN: PETA likes using the phrase "ANIMAL HOLOCAUST" and the JDL is a group of batfuck insane jews who would sperg out over this
KN: PETA likes using the phrase "ANIMAL HOLOCAUST" and the JDL is a group of batfuck insane jews who would sperg out over this
Posted 11/20/08 at 12:05pm
KN: I really wish I didn't have to buckleybox jokes but here we go
KN: I really wish I didn't have to buckleybox jokes but here we go
Posted 11/20/08 at 11:59am
Baruch_S: They should make a kosher Cooking Mama for the Jewish gamers.
Baruch_S: They should make a kosher Cooking Mama for the Jewish gamers.
Posted 11/20/08 at 11:55am
KN: cage match
KN: cage match
Posted 11/20/08 at 11:55am
KN: Jewish Defense League VS PETA
KN: Jewish Defense League VS PETA
Posted 11/20/08 at 11:54am
PHX Corp: see update at the bottom for what's going to happen to those Teens over killing the cat
PHX Corp: see update at the bottom for what's going to happen to those Teens over killing the cat
Posted 11/20/08 at 11:53am
Baruch_S: @NovaBlack: Nice find. I hate to tell PETA this, but I'm still have turkey for Thanksgiving.
Baruch_S: @NovaBlack: Nice find. I hate to tell PETA this, but I'm still have turkey for Thanksgiving.
Posted 11/20/08 at 11:49am
NovaBlack: got a link to that thread? i cant find it :S
NovaBlack: got a link to that thread? i cant find it :S
Posted 11/20/08 at 11:48am
NovaBlack: lol PETA responds to majesco... http://kotaku.com/5094386/peta-beats-a-dead-horse-asks-for-veggie-cooking-mama
NovaBlack: lol PETA responds to majesco... http://kotaku.com/5094386/peta-beats-a-dead-horse-asks-for-veggie-cooking-mama
Posted 11/20/08 at 11:47am
KN: coo'
KN: coo'
Posted 11/20/08 at 11:45am
JDKJ: @KN: The Thread in the ECA Forum.
JDKJ: @KN: The Thread in the ECA Forum.
Posted 11/20/08 at 11:40am
KN: what thread
KN: what thread
Posted 11/20/08 at 11:39am
nightwng2000: For interested parties, head over to The Thread for, very possibly, the FINAL update. 2 Minutes to post time. :)
nightwng2000: For interested parties, head over to The Thread for, very possibly, the FINAL update. 2 Minutes to post time. :)
Posted 11/20/08 at 11:38am
KN: ok frontpage tell me about frontpage kid. Gimme some gold
KN: ok frontpage tell me about frontpage kid. Gimme some gold
Posted 11/20/08 at 11:35am
Shadow D. Darkman: *sigh* FAIL.
Shadow D. Darkman: *sigh* FAIL.
Posted 11/20/08 at 11:34am
KN: it's frontpage kid!
KN: it's frontpage kid!
Posted 11/20/08 at 11:33am
Shadow D. Darkman: *facepalm*
Shadow D. Darkman: *facepalm*
Posted 11/20/08 at 11:31am
KN: sup frontpage
KN: sup frontpage
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Is it because everything they wasted taxpayer's money on to try and set up is already done voluntarily?
I hate when we get these articles while I am at work. I can't read it until tonight.
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I still haven't seen the text of the bill so this may be a moot point, but does the bill apply to online sales at all or strictly brick and mortar shelves?
If it does apply to online sales then it does in fact have some teeth, specifically in regards to Indie games. Most Indie games are not rated as the majority of them are sold online and it's a costly process. The only ones that bother with getting rated are the ones that manage to score a box deal or a deal to publish via another channel that requires it.
My problem is that the Nintendo DS and PSP are both game consoles, and neither has parental controls. So, neither may be sold under this law.
The law may define a "video game console" specifically and accurately, but I doubt it.
I agree, I was wondering about that. And, are computers exempt? Are foreign devices exempt?Is it really legal to pass a state law that forces a company in another state to some sort of action (in this case, install controls)? Or, will this bill require that handheld devices no longer be sold in the state at all?
How well does it define these video games? Do arcade cabinets and other single function systems require parental control before being sold in New York? Gambling devices? All those are electronic/video games as well, so much as in they are games on a vid screen...
I heard PCs and handhelds are specificly exempt. I can't imagine why considering what they'er trying to do. My worry isn't so much this law per se as laws it might open up for consideration since this one passed :(
Yep, another example of the people we put in charge wasting our money foolishly. If only they were personally responsible for the money they waist. Wake Up New York.
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