Legal and Ethical Issues Concerning Violence in Video Games
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Legal and Ethical Issues concerning Violence in Video Games 1
Legal and Ethical Issues Concerning Violence in Video Games
Nadine Pryor
Park University
February 2013
Legal and Ethical Issues concerning Violence in Video Games 2
Outline
I. Introduction
II. Freedom of Speech
III. Freedom of Speech Cases
a. N.W.A.
b. Larry Flynt
c. George Carlin
IV. Negative effects of video games
V. Positive effects of Video games
VI. Conclusion
Legal and Ethical Issues concerning Violence in Video Games 3
Technology is growing more and more in the future. Video games are becoming quite realistic and popular among the young people. They can even play them on the computer with people they have not met before and just play within the virtual world. Some can be educational, but there are concerns where there is violence, drugs, killing, sexual, racial, disrespect and the list goes on and on. On the contrary, the world of video games brings in quite a bit of money. The issue of video game violence and whether or not it causes violent behavior in minors is one more and more addressed in media discussions about violence in the general public. Video games can draw negative attention and it may result in addiction, aggression and not doing so well in school. While it seems that society draws negative attention toward violence in video games, it is protected by Freedom of Speech.
The case of Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association formally known as Schwarzenegger v. Entertainment Merchants Association is concerned with the freedom of speech along with the restricting the sale of violent video games to minors. When the case is sent to court, they find it unconstitutional. This case was trying to get the...
Legal and Ethical Issues Concerning Violence in Video Games
Nadine Pryor
Park University
February 2013
Legal and Ethical Issues concerning Violence in Video Games 2
Outline
I. Introduction
II. Freedom of Speech
III. Freedom of Speech Cases
a. N.W.A.
b. Larry Flynt
c. George Carlin
IV. Negative effects of video games
V. Positive effects of Video games
VI. Conclusion
Legal and Ethical Issues concerning Violence in Video Games 3
Technology is growing more and more in the future. Video games are becoming quite realistic and popular among the young people. They can even play them on the computer with people they have not met before and just play within the virtual world. Some can be educational, but there are concerns where there is violence, drugs, killing, sexual, racial, disrespect and the list goes on and on. On the contrary, the world of video games brings in quite a bit of money. The issue of video game violence and whether or not it causes violent behavior in minors is one more and more addressed in media discussions about violence in the general public. Video games can draw negative attention and it may result in addiction, aggression and not doing so well in school. While it seems that society draws negative attention toward violence in video games, it is protected by Freedom of Speech.
The case of Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association formally known as Schwarzenegger v. Entertainment Merchants Association is concerned with the freedom of speech along with the restricting the sale of violent video games to minors. When the case is sent to court, they find it unconstitutional. This case was trying to get the...