The Slamdance controversy makes CNN

The link is here — looks like a version of the AP article from a couple of days ago, complete with the oddity where the organizers offer two separate justifications:

“I spoke to people who are still suffering very much from Columbine,” Baxter said Friday. “Some things are more important than one game or a festival.”

Baxter said organizers were reluctant to expose Slamdance to possible legal issues over music in the game.

“We have to preserve the ability to support gamemakers and filmmakers in the future,” he said.

It’s still quite possible, of course, that it was both of these, plus other factors — basically, a number of factors overall contributing to the decision. It will be interesting to see the reactions in the mainstream media.