ECA Launches ‘Gamers for Digital Rights’

Fresh on the heels of the Entertainment Consumers Association announcement supporting the FCC's recent statement on Net Neutrality comes the announcement of a new initiative ECA is launching called "Gamers for Digital Rights". The ECA feels that many trade groups may be blindly supporting content protection from the content creator point of view, and that if arguments by the content user are not heard, that a true middle ground will never be reached, ultimately spurring on piracy. Games without players, or gamers without games, becomes a meaningless world unless all sides cooperate and play fair together.? Digital rights for gamers must balance ...

ECA Supports FCC Net Neutrality Stance

The Entertainment Consumers Association indicated that they are in full support of the recently announced FCC Net Neutrality rules and suggested that gamers are currently being penalized. Increasingly, Americans spend much more time on the Internet ? they take care of business and pursue their hobbies, like playing video games, all of which fuel our economy, and they should not be penalized for it. This begs the question, "How are gamers currently being penalized for gaming?"? In fact, one could make the argument that active management of private networks is what keeps gamers gaming.? Not to mention the fact that online gaming ...

AT&T Tells FCC: Gaming Aspirational Service

AT&T's FCC Comments regarding broadband expansion have been published and they have determined gaming is an aspirational service emerging across the country, but is not a necessity or priority in the expansion of broadband to underserved and unserved communities. Gamepolitics has reported that Entertainment Software Association (ESA) Senior VP Kenneth L. Doroshow stated that, Online video games are a meaningful part of our participative culture. They remove geographic barriers, connecting people from across the country and around the world. They teach cooperation, cultivate leadership skills, and empower users to express their creativity. Increasingly, games are used for training purposes and to educate ...

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Jim Ward Uses Force to Run for Congress

The former president of Lucas Arts, Jim Ford, has announced his running for Arizona's 5th Congressional District in the 2010 elections.? Ford whose previous work at Lucas Arts included over seeing the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises, along with being engaged in the development of Star Wars Battlefront, Lego Star Wars, and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, will be running as a Republican. According to Ford's campaign website, Jim Ward currently serves on the Economic Development and Public Policy Advisory Boards of the Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce. He is also an advisor to Arizona State University?s SkySong Innovation Center. The 49 year-old ...