“We are gratified that the Court took note of the demonstrable success of the ESRB system and that the industry continues to get the highest marks of compliance by a media industry segment (over films-TV and music) in the annual FTC undercover shopper survey,” said George Rose, a member of the VGBA Board. Added Rosenbaum, “the Court took note that the California statute was passed in spite of numerous precedents from around the nation’s federal courts, holding similarly drafted statutes (seeking to make violence obscene) unconstitutional. Hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars have been awarded in payment of legal fees in these cases, leading up to today’s decision. With the Court’s ruling today, we hope that we have seen the last of these regulatory exercises.”

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