Posts tagged entertainment-merchants-association 
Supreme Court delegates Brown v. EMA expenses ruling to Ninth Circuit
Legal representation ain't cheap, especially when your squad of top-notch lawyers are defending your industry/community's constitutional rights of expression. Apparently, setting legal precedent racks up a $1.4 million tab, and the Entertainment Merchants Association has requested that the bill b...
ESA General Counsel lays out game industry argument to the Supreme Court
When the clock strikes 10 a.m. tomorrow morning in Washington, D.C., the Supreme Court will begin hearing oral arguments in the case of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger v. Entertainment Merchants Association. By now, you know how the results of this landmark case will affect the video game industry and i...
Violent video game case gets its date in Supreme Court on Nov. 2
It's been a long road for the California bill backed by Governor Schwarzenegger that seeks to keep violent video games from being sold to minors. But the end is finally in sight: The Entertainment Consumer Association has announced that the case, known as Schwarzenegger vs. EMA (Entertainment Merch...
Report: Gamers stay gamers for life
A new study released by the Entertainment Merchants Association claims that when you're a gamer, you're a gamer all the way -- from your first headshot kill to your last dyin' day. "Once a consumer decides to play video games, they continue to play for life -- adding to the growing number of gamers...
Study: gift card style disc activation could boost game, movie sales by $6 billion
Last December, the Entertainment Merchants Association (EMA) called for the development of technology to prevent stolen disc-based software from being used without being "activated" at retail, as detailed in a report by Video Business. Edge Online now reports the EMA has released results of a study...
