Iowa Enacts a Statute That Requires a Label on a Video

question 5

Multiple Choice

Iowa enacts a statute that requires a label on a video game to warn parents when "the range of options available to a player include killing and maiming the image of a human being." Gamemakers file a suit against the state to block the statute's enforcement.Based on the decision of a California court in a case involving a similar statute,the court in this case is most likely to rule that the statute

• A)extends restrictions on sex-based content to violence in video games.
• B)violates the First Amendment's guarantee of freedom of speech.
• C)imposes market-share liability on makers of violent video games.
• D)replaces the voluntary rating system currently in use.

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