Rep. Roy Burrell (D-La.) said that despite the preliminary injunc...
Rep. Roy Burrell (D-La.) said that despite the preliminary injunction that was granted to stop the implementation of La.’s violent game law (CED Aug 28 p5), he believes there is still a chance the state will win in the…
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end. Burrell - who sponsored the bill signed into law by La. Gov. Kathleen Blanco (D) -- said “don’t count us out just yet,” telling Consumer Electronics Daily the state Attorney Gen.’s office “plans to continue with additional material in defense of the bill, before the judge give a final decision.” A final decision “can only be given with another court appointment to present final evidence and after the plaintiff requests a final summary judgment which may occur in the next 2 weeks,” he added. Entertainment Merchants Ass. (EMA) Pres. Bo Andersen, meanwhile, joined the Entertainment Software Assn. in applauding the decision by U.S. Dist. Court Judge James Brady, Baton Rouge, granting the game industry a preliminary injunction last week. Andersen said “we also hope that this ruling will cause the state of Louisiana to rethink its position and abandon its strident defense of this misguided and poorly drafted law” which would make it illegal to rent or sell excessively violent games to minors.