Constitutionality of Proposals to Prohibit the Sale or Rental to Minors of Video Games with Violent or Sexual Content or "Strong Language".

Examines the constitutionality of a proposal to prohibit the sale or rental to minors of video games rated M (mature) or AO (adults-only) by the Entertainment Software Ratings Board. Addresses First Amendment principles regarding violent and sexual material, potential overbreadth of the current crit...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2006.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Constitutional law. Freedom of speech. Pornography. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Examines the constitutionality of a proposal to prohibit the sale or rental to minors of video games rated M (mature) or AO (adults-only) by the Entertainment Software Ratings Board. Addresses First Amendment principles regarding violent and sexual material, potential overbreadth of the current criteria for M and AO ratings, and violent and sexually explicit video game decisions and their application to the proposal.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.