Jorge
April 7th, 2008, 03:40 PM
Allows victims of crimes to sue those who produce, publish or distribute written, audio, video or digital material that is considered dangerous or obscene and is believed to been a cause of the attack.
Arizona is the latest battleground between free speech advocates and those determined to hold accountable people who make produce movies or video games for example that are later said to have been a reason for a person's criminal actions.
House Bill 2660 was passed by a 36-23 vote in the Arizona House of Representatives last month and beginning today is under consideration in that state's Senate. It would hold content producers, publishers and distributors liable for monetary damages if any written, audio, visual or digital material from which they profited was judged to have been “dangerous” or "obscene" and motivated someone to commit a felony or an act of terrorism.
The bill reads:
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Arizona is the latest battleground between free speech advocates and those determined to hold accountable people who make produce movies or video games for example that are later said to have been a reason for a person's criminal actions.
House Bill 2660 was passed by a 36-23 vote in the Arizona House of Representatives last month and beginning today is under consideration in that state's Senate. It would hold content producers, publishers and distributors liable for monetary damages if any written, audio, visual or digital material from which they profited was judged to have been “dangerous” or "obscene" and motivated someone to commit a felony or an act of terrorism.
The bill reads:
A.
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