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Sunday Comics: Dead Island The Entertainment Software Ratings Board has responded to a Federal Trade Commission report that video game retailers do a good job of observing the M-rating on video games and refusing their sale to minors.
As the Supreme Court considers whether or not selling violent video games to children should be a crime in California, the Federal Trade Commission releases a report showing that game retailers are doing just fine enforcing game ratings without fines and jail time hanging over their heads.
As part of a draft plan to “save journalism” (as in, “save newspapers”), the Federal Trade Commission has made a number of recommendations to Washington. Among them is a 5% tax on consumer electronics. Hey, game consoles are consumer electronics!
The Federal Trade Commission, in a report to Congress, lauds the video games industry as best among all entertainment producers when it comes to responsible marketing and advertising.
A unanimous ruling by the Federal Trade Commission today would update truth-in-advertising language to require the disclosure of “material connections”—hint, hint “cash or an in-kind payment to review a product”—by the recipient of such considerations.
The Federal Trade Commission, it seems, has determined that bloggers aren’t journalists, or should at least be treated differently.
