Arizona Bill Would Hold Content Creators Liable for Damages Users Cause

[Jorge]

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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[drtoker]

ok, so they will hold rockstar responsible whenever anyone goes on a killing spree?
I think not...
We have something called free speech as well as free choice.
You are free to watch, or not watch something, and weather you watch or not, you are still responsible for your own actions.

How many hollywood movies depict illegal dangerous stupid things that no one should ever do?

[Mels_Smileys45]

I heard about this on G4 yesterday. I didnt know Arizona was run by Nazi's. This reminds me of the Seduction of the Innocent trials of the 1950's. What are these people thinking? The Bible could very easily be the cause of many, many deaths. Are they gonna stop people from reading it or sue each and every church till they must close their doors? Way to go fuckoes!

[HelenaP]

... Way to go fuckoes!

I couldn't have said it any nicer.

[Tic3]

Argh....what ever happened to personal responsibility for your actions? Geez.