Law to Fine Kid Buyers of ‘Mature’ Games Costs Minnesota
Following its failed effort to curb youngsters’ access to video games with “Mature” or “Adults Only” ratings by fining kids for obtaining them, the state of Minnesota on Monday was the one paying. The state paid the Entertainment Software Association $65,000, reimbursing the organization for attorney fees and expenses that resulted from the group’s successful challenge to Minnesota’s video game law. The payout followed a July 2006 ruling in the ESA’s favor by Judge James M. Rosenbaum, who issued a permanent injunction of the controversial law.
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Law to Fine Kid Buyers of ‘Mature’ Games Costs Minnesota
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