Microsoft fired the first salvo, if you will, in 2005, and the rest of the parties will join the battlefield in 2006.

If this law is implemented, it will not only limit First Amendment rights for Michigan's residents, but, by virtue of its vagueness, it will also create a huge amount of confusion for Michigan's retailers, parents, and video game developers. I'm confident the court will affirm our position given the rulings on similar statutes in other jurisdictions; indeed, the facts, the science, the law, and the U.S. Constitution have not changed since those decisions were handed down.

It will affect South Carolina, just as it will affect the rest of the world.

This research suggests that proposals to regulate video games may backfire with American voters who, unlike some elected officials, appear to fully understand that they should control the entertainment that comes into their homes.

The entertainment software industry has no reason to run and hide. We do have responsibilities to consumers, and we've been proactive in meeting them.

Better late than never. The decision sends a powerful signal to government at all levels that efforts to regulate consumers' access to the creative and expressive content found in video games will not be tolerated.