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ESA Scores $283,000 Payoff Over 2005 California Video Game Law

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2008-08-05 19:59:52 by Shawn Sines in Gaming Today
...California has settled a grievance over a 2005 video game law to the tune of $282,794 The sum covers the ESAs legal expenses incurred while representing the games industry over Californias 2005 video game law. A U.S. District Court Judge declared the law introduced by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger unconstitutional in August, 2007 According...
 
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ESA receives $282,794 reimbursement from California

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2008-08-05 00:00:00 by Alexander Sliwinski in Joystiq
...California's $282,794 legal fee reimbursement check in its latest press release. That's like the business equivalent of putting your enemy's head on a stick on the front lawn The ESA states that "California deserves more" than politicians pursuing "flawed legislation" and lists several places that California would have been better served...
 
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California Files Appeal on Video Game Law Ruling

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2008-01-10 14:57:29 by GamePolitics in GamePolitics.com
...California hasfiled its plannedappealof a U.S. District Court ruling which struck down the states 2005 video game law earlier this year Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) announced in September that his state would appeal Judge Ronald Whytes finding that the video game law, authored by Yee, was unconstitutional Of the appeal, filed with the U.S....
 
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First Street Fighter IV Cabinet Hits California

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2008-08-13 01:27:44 by Jean Snow in Wired: Game|Life
...California is where you need to go if you're looking to dragon punch with style The place in question is Super Arcade, located in Walnut, California. That particular game center's other claim to fame is that it was one of the first places to receive Tekken 6 cabinets back in March Word has it that cabinets will be very limited in terms of...
 
Tags: street fighter, california, southern california, arcade, super arcade, cabinets, california trip, north american locations, arcade satisfaction
 
 
 
 
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The California video game law is back and may even go to the Supreme Court

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2008-10-29 19:58:29 by Glenn M. in Xbox 360
...California Assemblyman Leland Yee (now a state Senator It sought to restrict the sale or rental of video games that are classified as "violent" especially if such games are offensive and that the violence is especially heinous, cruel, or depraved in manner This bill was signed into law by the Governator, Arnold Schwarzenegger The law has...
 
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The California video game law is back and may even go to the Supreme Court

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2008-10-29 19:58:29 by Glenn M. in PSP Updates
...California Assemblyman Leland Yee (now a state Senator It sought to restrict the sale or rental of video games that are classified as "violent" especially if such games are offensive and that the violence is especially heinous, cruel, or depraved in manner This bill was signed into law by the Governator, Arnold Schwarzenegger The law has...
 
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The California video game law is back and may even go to the Supreme Court

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2008-10-29 19:58:29 by Glenn M. in Nintendo DS
...California Assemblyman Leland Yee (now a state Senator It sought to restrict the sale or rental of video games that are classified as "violent" especially if such games are offensive and that the violence is especially heinous, cruel, or depraved in manner This bill was signed into law by the Governator, Arnold Schwarzenegger The law has...
 
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Joystiq at the Wrath of the Lich King launch: Southern California

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2008-11-13 09:00:00 by Kevin Kelly in Joystiq
...California is pretty much going off without a Lich. Er, hitch. While we couldn't get an official head count on the event at Fry's in Anaheim, we did overhear one Blizzard employee telling another that "there are a crap ton of people outside." While that not be a unit of measurement recognized by the U.S. Government, we'll take it Check out...
 
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Amicus Brief Filed in Opposition to California Video Game Law

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2008-02-28 13:14:19 by GamePolitics in GamePolitics.com
...Californias attempt to resurrect its failed 2005 video game law As GamePolitics readers will recall, U.S. District Court Judge Ronald Whyte ruled in August, 2007 that theCalifornia law, proposed byState Sen. Leland Yee (D)*was unconstitutional. At thedirection of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R), the state promptly filed an appeal with the 9th...
 
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