Sunday, October 31, 2010

Game Lawyer Predicts Bleak Future if SCOTUS Case Fails

10/29/2010 Games Lawyer predicts bleak future if Scott really did not

I'm not a fan of headlines with question marks at the end, but the story IndustryGamer, "Can California's game law lead to the exodus from the industry? ," poses an interesting question. What are the repercussions of an entire industry under the thumb of a state government, and if the California law succeeds, what states will line up to pass their own laws? Will there be job losses and less mature-rated titles on the market?

Patrick Sweeney, a lawyer Reed Smith LLP and represents video gaming publishers (EA, THQ, Sony Online Entertainment, and Nintendo), makes a prediction: More

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