While lower courts in the U.S. have struck down on constitutional grounds several laws seeking to limit the sale of video games, the U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether video games have the same freedom of speech rights that books, movies and music do; the ECA considers this a matter of utmost importance.
“Over this summer, we ll be drafting and formally submitting our amicus brief, which will be included with the other official court documents related to the case,” says the ECA. “Separately, we will also attach a petition signed by you, the American public, which by its very existence will publicly define who the consumers of interactive entertainment are and why we care enough about the issue to take the time to make the effort to speak up and make our voices heard. The petition establishes an authoritative collective position which cannot be redefined by detractors nor co-opted by others. And it enshrines each and every signatory’s participation in the court documents and in the U.S. National Archives official records related to the case.”
To find out more, please visit the ECA’s petition site here.
