[IMG]file:///C:/Users/Xenith/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot.png[/IMG][IMG]file:///C:/Users/Xenith/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot-1.png[/IMG][B][FONT=Calibri, sans-serif][SIZE=2]The ECA will be submitting a friend of the court document (amicus brief), in response to the Supreme Court’s decision to review, Schwarzenegger v. EMA, California’s infamous violent video game case, this fall.[/SIZE][/FONT][/B][FONT=Calibri, sans-serif][SIZE=2]

The ECA created a petition that any American who cares about gamers and gaming can sign on to. (Signing is free and you don’t need to be an ECA member to participate.) Please help us communicate to the court that we believe that games are protected free speech and should continue to be treated like other entertainment media.

This year, or early next, the court is going to listen to oral arguments on whether to agree with those other lower court findings, or not. Agreeing would mean that they believe that video games are, and should continue to be, First Amendment protected speech, just like movies and music. The court disagreeing would mean that they believe that games should be treated differently – more like alcohol, tobacco or firearms.

Even if you’re not a gamer, if you work in the interactive entertainment space or otherwise derive a living from gaming, we’d urge you to aid us for this important ruling and let our collective voices be heard by signing the petition.[/SIZE][/FONT]

[FONT=Calibri, sans-serif][SIZE=2]You can sign the petition [URL=http://www.gamerpetition.org/]here[/URL]. Stand up and be counted![/SIZE][/FONT]

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