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July 25, 2005: Violent Video Games Bill Goes into Law


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<img decoding="async" width="300" height="285" data-tf-not-load src="http://vid.geekazine.com/dith/uploads/2012/12/7f2341edfd38a88c516a9a17d57131921-300x285.jpg" alt="Doom Unofficially Released" class="wp-image-20408" srcset="https://dayintechhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/7f2341edfd38a88c516a9a17d57131921-300x285.jpg 300w, https://dayintechhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/7f2341edfd38a88c516a9a17d57131921.jpg 382w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />July 25, 2005: Violent Video Games Law

The sale of Video Games began to really heat up in 2005 as Illinois Governer Rod Blagojevich signs a bill into law restricting the sale of violent video games to minors. You could be fined up to $1,000 for selling games with adult ratings. Immediately, video game groups sued, claiming the law is a restriction on free speech.The law would be deemed unconstitutional and repealed by US District Judge Matthew Kennelly.

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