The Californian law which could make selling ‘œviolent’ games to minors illegal and would classify videogames as obscene as pornography will be placed under review by the US Supreme Court sometime in the next year. The law, which we’ve already covered in some depth, would mean videogames would not have the same First Amendment protections that movies, music and books do.

The Entertainment Consumers Association have announced that they will be compiling a report on the law and is asking all American gamers to submit their details to an online petition which will be handed to the court sometime in the summer.

The press release says that the ‘œpetition signed by you, the American public, [will] ‘“by its very existence ‘“ publicly define who the consumers of interactive entertainment are and why we care enough about the issue to take the time to make the effort to speak up and make our voices heard.’

Whilst I can’t sign, I suggest any that any American gamers fill in their details and help to increase the pressure on the Supreme Court to disregard the law and indicate that videogames are as valued as music, literature and cinema.