The Supreme Court’s ruling on Monday that
violent videogames are a protected form of free speech comes as a relief not just to the gaming industry but to the rest of Hollywood.
The high court, in a 7-2 decision, struck down a California law that attempted to restrict the sale of violent games to minors. The industry had been closely watching the ruling because it feared that if the law were upheld, it would carve out an exemption to the First Amendment that could eventually extend to violence in movies and TV shows.
