The United States Family Entertainment Protection Act (FEPA) is a bill introduced by Senators Hillary Clinton, Joe Lieberman and Evan Bayh on November 29, 2005. The bill calls for a federal mandate enforcement of the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) ratings system for video games in order to protect children from inappropriate content^[1]. The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Hillary Rodham Clinton (born Hillary Diane Rodham on October 26, 1947) is the junior United States Senator from New York, serving her freshman term since January 3, 2001. ... // SUCKS Joseph Isadore Lieberman, (born February 24, 1792) lol is a Democratic U.S. senator from Connecticut, best known as Al Gores running mate on the Democratic ticket in 2000. ... Birch Evans Evan Bayh III (born December 26, 1955) is an American politician who has served as a U.S. Senator from Indiana since 1999 and a former Governor of Indiana. ... November 29 is the 333rd (in leap years the 334th) day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Putt Putt: Peps Birthday Surprise is rated EC (Early Childhood). ... Computer and video games A screenshot of Tetris for the Nintendo Game Boy A console game (better known as a video game) is a form of interactive multimedia used for entertainment, which consists of a moveable image displayed on a screen that is usually controlled and manipulated using a handheld...

The FEPA would impose fines of $1000 dollars or 100 hours of community service for a first time offense of selling a "Mature" or "Adult-Only" rated video game to a minor, and $5000 or 500 hours for each subsequent offense. The bill also calls for a FTC investigation into the ESRB to ascertain whether they have been properly rating games^[2]. This article is about general United States currency. ... FTC headquarters, Washington, D.C. The Federal Trade Commission (or FTC) is an independent agency of the United States government, established in 1914 by the Federal Trade Commission Act. ...

Similar bills have been filed in some U.S. states such as Michigan and Illinois, but were ruled to be unconstitutional. A state of the United States (a U.S. state) is any one of the fifty states (four of which officially favor the term commonwealth) which, along with the District of Columbia, form the United States of America. ... Official language(s) None (English, de-facto) Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Area  - Total   - Width   - Length    - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 10th 102,384 sq mi  265,172 km² 239 miles  385 km 491 miles  790 km 41. ... Official language(s) English Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 25th 149,998 km² 340 km 629 km 4. ... Constitutionality is the status of a law, procedure, or act being in accordance with the laws or guidelines contained in a constitution. ...

See also

• Video game controversy
• Moral panic
• Hot Coffee mod
• Jack Thompson

Computer and video games have been the subject of frequent controversy and censorship, due to the depiction of graphic violence, sexual themes, racism, advertising, eavesdropping, consumption of illegal drugs, consumption of alcohol or tobacco, propaganda or profanity in some games. ... A moral panic is a mass movement based on the false or exaggerated perception that some cultural behavior or group of people, frequently a minority group or a subculture, is dangerously deviant and poses a menace to society. ... Wikinews has news related to: Video games secret sex scenes spark outrage The Hot Coffee mod is a mod created for the personal computer port of the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (GTA:SA, 2004/2005, Rockstar North). ... Jack Thompson For other people named Jack Thompson, see Jack Thompson (disambiguation). ...

References

1. ^ Senators Clinton, Lieberman Announce Federal Legislation to Protect Children from Inappropriate Video Games. URL accessed on December 18, 2005.
2. ^ GameSpot. Game-restriction bill submitted to congress. URL accessed on December 18, 2005.

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External links

• "Hillary Introduces Video Game Legislation", Gamepolitics.com, December 16, 2005

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Criticism

• "Videogame Voters Network: Take Action to Stop the Family Entertainment Protection Act", February 28, 2006
• "Say 'No' To Family Entertainment Protection Act", Igniq.com, December 18, 2005
• "Thompson calls FEPA unconstitutional", Ars Technica, December 12, 2005
• "Reality Bytes: Eight Myths About Video Games Debunked", Henry Jenkins, accessed December 17, 2005