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August 2008 Update The following summarizes key video government affairs activities during August of the Entertainment Merchants Association. Video Game Ratings Enforcement Act EMA's Washington representative met with the staff of U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (MS) to explain the Association's opposition to the Senator's recently introduced "Video Game Ratings Enforcement Act" (S. 3315). The bill would bar the sale of a video game rated "Mature" by the Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB) to anyone under age 17 and of a video game rated "Adults Only" to anyone under 18. EMA opposes the measure because it is both unconstitutional and unnecessary in light of the successful voluntary ratings education and enforcement programs of video game retailers. Utah Secondhand Goods Law A Utah state advisory committee has developed its proposed exemptions to the state's secondhand goods law, and EMA's suggested exemptions were not included in the draft. EMA had recommended exemptions for video and video game specialty retailers that offer only store credit for trade-ins and for video and video game specialty retailers whose only involvement with used goods is the sale of previously viewed rental titles from their rental stock. When the exemptions are formally proposed, EMA will comment and make the case again for our suggested exemptions. Council of State Retail Associations EMA attended the annual meeting of the Council of State Retail Associations to raise the awareness of EMA among state retailer organizations and learn about state issues of concern to the Association's retailer members.
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