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Are you concerned about the amount of time you or a loved one spend playing video games? You aren't alone - the American Medical Association is too. In fact, they were so concerned they commissioned a study of the possibility of video game addiction.

In a conclusion that might concern the industry, including Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:ERTS), Playstation maker Sony Corp ADR (NYSE:SNE) and xBox's Microsoft (NASDAQ :MSFT), the study raises serious concerns about the pastime.

That concern falls into two categories - the first, the potential for game activities to shape the non-game behavior of participants, hearkens back to the long-running concern over television violence. The AMA study points to a number of small studies that find a causal link between violent games and the aggressive behavior of those who play them. However, it also recognizes that industry-sponsored studies found no such link.

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In the Sony (NYSE:SNE) PlayStation 3 game "Resistance: Fall of Man," members of a ragtag human army stage a bloody shootout with an alien enemy inside the Church of England's legendary Manchester Cathedral. Displaying a shocking disregard for the rights of virtual contestants to slaughter one another, the Church has voiced a strong protest over the use of its cathedral as a setting for the mayhem. It has demanded an apology and deletion of the cathedral from the game, with the possibility of a lawsuit if the company does not comply.

The Druids were reported to be watching the controversy with interest, reserving the possibility of filing suit against a multitude of companies that have used the image of Stonehenge in their marketing. (Joke)

Personally, I'm wondering how much money Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) makes from links from Google Map searches of my neighborhood, in which my house appears. If the COE wins, I wonder if I could use the precedent to pursue a lawsuit of my own?

Will Church of England sue Sony for video game carnage in its cathedral? originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Mon, 11 Jun 2007 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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