14 DAY TRIAL // Famous comics writer Stan Lee, the creator of such characters like Spider-Man or Wolverine, has written a special letter, designed to support video games in face of California's new law, designed to limit access to violent titles.
As you all know, California is once again trying to crack down on violent video games, and has proposed a new set of arguments designed to limit the access of children to such titles.
Despite the fact that a big number of studies proved that violent video games don't actually affect children, and that many such laws were overruled before they even got off the ground, this newest Californian project will soon be discussed at the Supreme Court.
According to the new law project, the sale of violent games to children will be outlawed, in order to better protect the young demographic.
Now, Stan Lee has issued a public letter, in support of the Video Game Voters Network, a new organization opposing the California law project.
In it, the famous writer compares the way people viewed comics at the beginning of the 20th century, and how they view video games during the 21st.
"I'm writing to urge gamers everywhere to take a stand and defend both the First Amendment and the rights of computer and video game artists by joining the Video Game Voters Network (VGVN)," Lee wrote.
"My memory has always been lousy and it's not improving with age. But it's good enough to remember a time when the government was trying to do to comic books what some politicians now want to do with video games: censor them and prohibit their sales. It was a bad idea half a century ago and it's just as bad an idea now."
Lee also highlights that video games already have a ruling body, the Entertainment Software Rating Board, which passes a rating for each title, in order to help parents know what games are suitable for what ages.
In the end of his letter, the comics creator says that if the law will be passed, if would infringe on the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment, and might lead to the censorship of other mediums, like books or movies.