Jul 18, 2011
Kotaku have run another great feature looking back at some of their pieces on R18+ as we run up to the SCAG meeting later this week. Check it out. Share this:
Law Reform Commission responds to ‘disenfranchised’ gamers
Jul 11, 2011
Nick Ross over at abc.net.au,spoke with the ALRC after the news had come out that hardly any gamers and internet enthusiasts had bothered submitting their views to the Australian Law Reform Commission’s public review on Australia’s classification system. People were reluctant to respond, saying that aleady felt disenfranchised by the government which...
Dr Anderson’s Research Considered in US Supreme Court Decision
Jul 9, 2011
Over at Grow up Australia, we found a great blog post on the recent decision taken by the US Supreme Court to not restrict the sale or rental of mature-themed video games to minors as it would violate the US First Amendment right to free speech. Growup Australia noted that Dr Anderson’s research was sited in the judgement, the same research that is often...
Won’t somebody think of the children……so I don’t have to?
Jul 9, 2011
This is a great piece written by Adam Ruch on Kotaku Australia following the recent decision by the US Supreme Court to rule that video games arelike all other forms of media in that they express ideas and therefore deserve the same protection under the First Amendment. As Adam points out, this isn’t the case in Australia. To read the piece, click...
R18+ – Let’s just get this thing done
May 31, 2011
We couldn’t agree more with this piece on Kotaku from Mark Serrels. Well said Mark! Share this:
Have your say on the new Draft Classification Guidelines
May 31, 2011
The Federal Attorney- General’s Department is inviting feedback on the new Draft Classification Guidelines. To view the guidelines click here. To complete the online survey and have your say, click here Share...
