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Thompson Wins in Utah

February 24, 2009 in News comments 10

As we've read here and here, Thompson planned to dig into the advertisement sector in Utah. Well folks, he won the case quite easily with decent support from high up people.

By a 10-3 vote, committee members approved H.B. 353, a bill drafted by Thompson and sponsored by Rep. Mike Morley. The measure targets the video game and film industries by amending Utah's current Truth in Advertising law. Retailers and movie theaters which advertise that they don't sell M-rated games or R-rated movie tickets to underage buyers and then do so would be liable for fines of $2,000 per incident.
Dark Arcanine via gamepolitics.com »
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    Slumpy monkey Feb 24, 09
    Lol, So all they have to do is not say that they don't sell to under-age kids and they can still do it, system fails again.
  • 1
    Deathsythe Feb 24, 09
    I never wanted to see it, but I think we are gunna need a www.gamegrep.com/jack_thompson if he keeps this shit up.

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      HisServant77 Feb 25, 09
      I think it's going to happen not because he keeps it up, but because gamers keep sticking their nose up his butt making sure to have his scent so that anything in the news that even has the slightest thing to do with him, they rush to talk about it. People need to get over the guy, seriously.
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    TurMoiL911 Feb 25, 09
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    Retailers and movie theaters which advertise that they don't sell M-rated games or R-rated movie tickets to underage buyers and then do so would be liable for fines of $2,000 per incident.
    This law changes nothing. The legitimate retailers already do that. And what movie theaters aren't checking I.D. for R-rated movies ?
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      Dark Arcanine Feb 25, 09
      My movies don't check, I got in from chatting up the chick at the front counter. Pretty decent looking girl she was too.
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    Anubis Feb 25, 09
    Seriously, when will the Thompson parasite just die out and leave us alone?

    He's already been kicked out of Florida and now he's getting one or two minor wins a year. Come on Jack, you can't win...
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    HisServant77 Feb 25, 09
    Glad to see the law come to pass. And yes it's needed because WAY too many stores do not check. The cashiers don't care and just want the customer to move along, especially if there's a line.
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      Dark Arcanine Feb 25, 09
      I would take money over a small law any day though, when trying to support a family I think that's why they don't care. And as for teenagers well since when did they care about anything anyway?
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      Big Willie Feb 26, 09
      quote HisServant77
      Glad to see the law come to pass. And yes it's needed because WAY too many stores do not check. The cashiers don't care and just want the customer to move along, especially if there's a line.
      Yeah, this actually is one of the few smart moves Jack Thompson had. While places discouraging the selling of the games, I don't think there's actually a law that fines them if they do. Companies can (and sometimes will) fire the employee if they do it but that's only to keep the ESRB off their case. Like someone said in the comments of from the original article, it's just a measure to keep the companies doing what they said their going to do.
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    Atomic Feb 26, 09
    Why does he always try this stuff out? I thought he wanted underage kids to stop playing MA games, not steamroll over them.

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    Retailers and movie theaters which advertise that they don't sell M-rated games or R-rated movie tickets to underage buyers and then do so would be liable for fines of $2,000 per incident.
    Don't they already do that?

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