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The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) is the trade association of the video game industry in the United States. It was formed in April 1994 as the Interactive Digital Software Association (IDSA) and renamed on July 16, 2003. It is based in Washington, D.C..〔(Nonprofit Report for ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION ). Guidestar.com. Retrieved on 2013-08-23.〕〔(The Entertainment Software Association - Contact Us ). Theesa.com. Retrieved on 2013-08-23.〕 Most of the top publishers in the gaming world (or their American subsidiaries) are members of ESA, including Capcom, Disney Interactive Studios, Electronic Arts, Konami, Microsoft, Namco Bandai Games, Nintendo, Sega, Sony Computer Entertainment, Square Enix, Take-Two Interactive, Ubisoft and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. The ESA’s policy is based by member companies serving on the ESA’s three Working Groups:〔(The Entertainment Software Association - Become an ESA Member ). Theesa.com. Retrieved on 2013-08-23.〕 *Intellectual Property Working Group *Public Policy Committee *Public Relations Working Group ==History== Doug Lowenstein founded the ESA.〔(Illinois Ordered to Pay ESA Half Million ) by Daemon Hatfield, IGN Entertainment, 2006-08-10〕 On December 14, 2006, game blog Kotaku reported〔(Rumor:ESA President is Quitting ) by Brian Crecente, Kotaku, 2006-12-14〕 that he was resigning to take a job in finance outside the industry. On May 17, 2007, Mike Gallagher replaced Doug Lowenstein as the president of ESA.〔(ESA selects new president ) by Brendan Sinclair, GameSpot, 2007-05-17〕 On August 18, 2007, it was discovered that someone from an IP address belonging to the ESA modified the modchip and abandonware articles in Wikipedia, by changing article content to represent legal opinions held by the ESA.〔(ESA Altered Wikipedia Entries on Mod Chips, Abandonware ) GamePolitics, 2007-08-18〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Entertainment Software Association」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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