British Push for Mandatory Photosensitivity Testing for Games
Friday, June 13th, 2008 Posted in Legislation, News, Politics | 1 Comment »The Weston & Somerset Mercury reports that parents, public officials, and a "major video games manufacturer" are pushing for a new law that will require games to be screened for photosensitivity compliance before being sold. Support for the new law comes ...
Canadian Copyright Amendment Faces Further Delays
Thursday, May 15th, 2008 Posted in Intellectual Property, Legislation, News, Politics | No Comments »A Canadian bill designed to amended and strengthen Canada's existing Copyright Act has met further delays. The bill, originally placed on the House of Commons order paper in December, is said to closely mimic the United State's copyright scheme ...
GA Passes Law Providing Tax Incentives to Game Devs
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 Posted in Legislation, News, Politics | No Comments »In an effort to increase incentives for entertainment developers to conduct business in Georgia, The Weekly reports that Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue recently signed into law the 2008 Entertainment Industry Investment Act. The bill creates a twenty percent tax ...
Content of the “New” Video Games Ratings Enforcement Act
Friday, May 9th, 2008 Posted in Legislation | No Comments »Time for a quick update that, due to its predictability, is dangerously close to fitting in the "not news" category: The Library of Congress now has the full text of H.R. 5990, the Video Games Ratings Enforcement Act, available online. ...
GamePolitics Interviews Rep. Terry
Friday, May 9th, 2008 Posted in Interview, Legislation, News, Politics | No Comments »Today is particularly busy here at Laws of Play, so most of our updates won't be arriving until later this evening. In the mean time, GamePolitics has posted an exclusive interview with Rep. Lee Terry, co-sponsor of the Video ...
Video Games Ratings Enforcement Act Redux
Wednesday, May 7th, 2008 Posted in Legislation, News, Politics | 1 Comment »Variety and ABC News report that Representatives Lee Terry (R-Neb.) and Jim Matheson (D-Utah) introduced the "Video Games Ratings Enforcement Act" to the House floor today. The bill, H.R. 5990, was subsequently referred to the House Committee on Energy ...
