Thompson Offers Level-Headed Advice To Game Industry
Thompson Wants Publisher to Penalize Retailers
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Jack Thompson, who has been in the game news more times than we can count has entered the scene again with a letter addressed to the ESRB and ESA regarding the sales of Mature titles to those under the recommended age of 17. Thompson simply suggests that the industry regulate itself by NOT shipping titles to retailers who sell Mature titles to minors. In doing so, Thompson claims that people like himself, and legislators would have no need to push for the creation of legislation against the industry.
"All that is needed for the industry to get federal and state governments and activists like me off your back is to craft a written industry policy whereby all ESA members direct retailers to stop selling Mature-rated games to anyone under 17," Thompson wrote. "By private agreement rather than by legislation, if such sales occur, upon a factual showing on a case by case basis, then escalating commercial sanctions will be visited upon the offending retailer(s) by all ESRB members."
"It's your choice," Thompson wrote. "Let's get this done before it is too late for you all to avoid the legislation that nobody should want but which will, by necessity, come."
"All that is needed for the industry to get federal and state governments and activists like me off your back is to craft a written industry policy whereby all ESA members direct retailers to stop selling Mature-rated games to anyone under 17," Thompson wrote. "By private agreement rather than by legislation, if such sales occur, upon a factual showing on a case by case basis, then escalating commercial sanctions will be visited upon the offending retailer(s) by all ESRB members."
"It's your choice," Thompson wrote. "Let's get this done before it is too late for you all to avoid the legislation that nobody should want but which will, by necessity, come."
