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Say what you will about EA, but I chalk this one up as a winning move for them. Electronic Arts has joined a coalition, which already includes heavy hitters like Microsoft and Zynga, in filing an amicus brief to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in support of a legal challenge to the Defense of Marriage Act.
For those don't know, the Defense of Marriage Act was signed in 1996 and stated that marriage could only be between one man and one women. For years proponents of marriage equality have been fighting against the law and have recently enjoyed newfound support in both the political and social realm.
"DOMA presents a number of problems for businesses like EA," it states on the official EA release. "as it creates regulatory, tax, and discrimination complications for employers, and that’s why we’re standing against it. The underlying lawsuit impacts all employers no matter how big or small, and no matter the industry, and we encourage other business to join these efforts."
"Electronic Arts has joined with dozens of leading US employers in signing an amicus brief that opposes the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and urges the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to find portions of the Act unconstitutional."
EA joins at least 40 other companies who have come out to state their support to the challenge including Gap, Google and Starbucks.
According to Wikipedia, a June 6 CNN/ORC International poll showed that a majority of Americans support same-sex marriage being legalized at 54%, while 42% are opposed.
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11 years, 9 months ago
EA succeeds at common decency. Now just stop fucking up the Video game industry.
11 years, 9 months ago
As much as I think the whole marriage business is some pointless contrivance, I respect EA for sticking up for same sex marriage, afterall gay women and men should not be excluded rights because they don't follow good ol fashioned "norms" whatever that stands for now.
In full support of EA's move here...now if only they could somehow step up their game videogame wise...
11 years, 9 months ago
What? I dont even understand this. Why would EA do anything like this? Same sex marriage should totally be legal, but isnt this like obvious damage control on EAs part? I mean they make video games......
Whatever, if they make an ad with Zevran that supports gay right, i'll take back everything i ever said bad about EA =p
11 years, 9 months ago
ha.....silly dell
11 years, 9 months ago
I'm all for this. What I really liked was when Nabisco or whoever owns them now made that rainbow Oreo ad. It mainly made me want a giant sextuple-stuff Oreo.
11 years, 9 months ago
Is the article off? Comments are talking about different article opinions.
I don't support same sex marriage. Married couples get tax breaks, larger amounts of government financial aid, etc. The reason this aid is provided is because heterosexual married couples generally have children, or new tax payers. It's the reason the current laws are written as they are. Homosexual female couples could use artificial insemination to have children, but then it's a double standard. It's not in the best interest of businesses to support same sex marriage, because of the added cost of benefits.
A government's existence uses money. Roads, schools, teachers, higher education, police, military, research centers, etc. all must have funding. Same sex marriage is a step toward a poorer, weaker government. A productive homosexual still has a lifespan. A person's freedom should only end where another person's freedom begins. I don't want to pay taxes to aid people who don't further our nations interests and ideals past their own generation.
11 years, 9 months ago
Kewl, now about all of that online pass nonsense....
11 years, 9 months ago
It's actually Zynga, not Zygna. Otherwise, great article and I respect EA more now.
11 years, 9 months ago
Is DOMA a national thing? It's unconstitutional then, matters regulating marriage are reserved to the states, not the federal government.
11 years, 9 months ago
People might prod and joke at EA for approaching this from a financial standpoint, but I feel that's the biggest issue with all of these "Defense of Marriage" movements and arguments. The "sanctity" of marriage, if it ever existed, disappeared the instant our government began to provide financial benefits to married couples.
By denying marriage to a group of citizens based on their natural lifestyles, you are denying financial benefits. That's discrimination. Take away all of the emotionally-charged religious fervor, and everything becomes pretty simple when you look at it.
11 years, 9 months ago
Regardless of their motives, this decision is wonderful.
11 years, 8 months ago
With ideas running short and revolving around what is most popular amongst facebook junkies I think we should expect to see more and more gaming companies chasing after copyright infringments. Nothing is original anymore. This also happened to STEAM over their game torchlight.