As research supporting the view that video game violence leads to youth violence has been produced , there have been a number of lawsuits initiated by victims to gain compensation for loss alleged to have been caused by video-game-related violence . Similarly , in the US Congress and the legislatures of states and other countries , a number of legislative actions have been taken to mandate rating systems and to curb the distribution of violent video games . At times , individual games considered too violent have been censored or banned in such countries as Australia , Greece , etc . In 1997 , Christian conservative activist and ( now former ) attorney Jack Thompson brought suit against Atari , Nintendo , Sega , and Sony Computer Entertainment on behalf of the victims of Heath High School shooting in '' James v. Meow Media '' . The suit was dismissed in 2000 , absolving the companies of responsibility for the shooter 's actions based on a lack of remedy under Kentucky tort law . In 2002 , the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal , and in 2003 , the U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari , refusing to review the case because it was not dismissed on 1st Amendment grounds
Heath High School shooting
Heath High School shooting
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