Every inch of our country and culture is quickly being taken over by legislation and lawsuits. It has been said that we are a pretty litigation happy society and the Entertainment industry is just the latest frontier to this movement. From movies to music, internet and most recently the Video Gaming world have been drawn into and succumbed to the world of government censorship, politics, civil and criminal litigation and legislation. Trust me there are reasons that EA Sports and Activision have many high paid lawyers at their disposal with advanced degrees in entertainment and communications law. (On a side note this maybe the reason communications and entertainment law are two of the fastest growing areas of specialty ) But they are just games? How can they be such a topic of debate in the black and white legal world? Their influence and content, effect or claimed effect on individuals has opened up this world. In numerous states certain violent video game legislation had been passed and in others lawsuits has been one weakening the world of games. What influence do these laws and lawsuits have on the medium? How does their precedent affect future games and current ones. My research will take a look into the wild world of the law and order of video games. From new laws to the lawsuits from politics and playing the world of video games is growing quickly and the laws are right there to catch it. These are their stories.
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