Video Game Voters Network

One week ago, the Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments on the California law that would regulate the sale of computer and video games to minors.

The Court's decision to review a law that has already been rejected on constitutional grounds by the U.S. District Court and the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has garnered a lot of attention from first amendment proponents and gamers alike.

Chris Null, a tech columnist for Yahoo News, calls into question the California law's method of interpreting a "violent" game.

California describes violent games as those that 'include killing, maiming, dismembering or sexually assaulting an image of a human being.' So under that rule, you could do all the raping and murdering you want, provided the victims weren't human. Aliens are OK, I guess.

Null goes on to argue that current content safeguards, such as the ESRB rating system and gaming console parental controls, are enough to ensure minors are playing age-appropriate games.

Read the rest of his op/ed here.