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Swiss Pass Resolution Banning the Sale of Violent Video Games to Minors

On March 23, 2010 By JETLaw

In European news, Switzerland has taken a giant leap in the effort to regulate video games. Recently, the country’s parliament passed two resolutions concerning the sale of violent video games. The first resolution, proposed by Christian Democratic Party member and National Councillor Norbert Hochreutener, would make it illegal to sell PEGI 16 or [...]

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U.S. District Court: Chicago Transit Authority Cannot Ban Video Game Ads

On January 19, 2010 By Joe Cesta

The Entertainment Software Association (ESA), an association of computer and video game publishers, won an injunction against the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The ESA sued the CTA in July 2009, challenging the CTA’s recently enacted Ordinance 008-147. The ordinance prohibited [...]

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