ESRB adds new violence descriptors for video games
The ESRB broadens content warnings with four violence specific terms cartoon violence fantasy violence intense violence and sexual violence aiming to guide parents better. Publishers to use bolder back box labels while the system remains voluntary and self regulated according to officials.
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Online mobsters harass Sims players in virtual world
New York AP reports Jeremy Chase admits extortion and harassment tied to The Sims Online where users role play mob activity. The piece notes hundreds of players engage in anti social behavior raising questions on limits in large virtual worlds and the blurring of real and fake as psychologists weigh in on cyberspace conduct.
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Peterson case shows varied coverage across morning and evening news
AP notes stark differences in how ABC CBS and NBC news programs handle the Laci Peterson case. Morning shows devote hours to the missing Modesto woman, while Nightly News and the evening broadcasts give the story minimal attention. Experts say formats and audience focus drive the divergence.
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Indian court halts broadcast of TV series in copyright dispute
An Indian court ordered the suspension of the series Karishma The Miracle of Destiny amid an appeal by US author Barbara Taylor Bradford who claims the program infringes rights in A Woman of Substance. Justices Ajay Nath Roy and Jasyatosh Banerjee said the lower court injunction would stand and urged reading the book and viewing the show for consideration.
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Arnold tops box office in crowded holiday weekend
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines leads with a $72.5 million weekend and $? since opening, while A Simple Plan Blonde 2 debuts second with $22.9 million this weekend and $39.2 million since Wednesday. Seasom bombed despite star cast as Hollywood box office slips.
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