ECA launches campaign against H.R. 231
Last week, Gino posted an article about Rep. Joe Baca and his H.R. 231, a bill that would require all games with a Teen rating or stronger to have a warning label on their boxes. This time, the Entertainment Consumers Association (ECA) takes a stand and launches a campaign to trash the bill. Learn more in the full article.
Last week, Gino posted an article about Rep. Joe Baca and his H.R. 231, a bill that would require all games with a Teen rating or stronger to have a warning label on their boxes. This time, the Entertainment Consumers Association (ECA) takes a stand and launches a campaign to trash the bill. This is what the ECA said on their site:
Congress is simply misinformed on this issue. The vast majority of studies show that there is no proven causal link between violent media of any type and aggressive behavior. Several studies suggest that playing video games can be helpful to young people… Further, the bill requires the label even for games that are not rated T or above for violence, which could confuse parents and undermine the ESRB, which according to the FTC is the most enforced media retail system.
HR 231 is an unconstitutional restraint on speech that will harm consumers and parents alike. Please join with the ECA, and let your representatives know that you want them to let the industry and parents continue with a system that works, and have Congress stay focused on the real problems facing our nation.
Surely, you wouldn’t want those unsightly warning labels on your newly purchased game, right? If you want to support this movement, simply go to the source link below and fill the form out.
If all goes well, Lightning’s face won’t be stamped away with a big warning label by the time Final Fantasy XIII comes out.
It started here:
Via ECA
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