German gov't considers jail time for gamers - 任天堂

German gov't considers jail time for gamers

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6163059.html?tag=latestnews;title;1


Games in Germany already face strict censorship laws--titles such as Gears of
War are deemed to be too violent, and the German board of classification (the
Unterhaltungssoftware Selbskontrolle) refuses to give them a rating,
effectively meaning that the games can be sold only at adults-only retailers.

Nazi symbols are also banned in the country, except for art and educational
purposes--so games which use them, including the Wolfenstein series, are also
banned from being released in Germany. Even games such as Dead Rising are
regarded as crossing a threshold of acceptability since violence towards
zombies is considered to be too close to violence towards real people.

Now. legislation currently being drafted would take these standards a step
further. The bill, which was introduced last week by the states of Bavaria
and Lower Saxony, proposes a new offence. Those found guilty of "cruel
violence on humans or human-looking characters" could face fines, or jail
time of up to 12 months--and those it applies to include developers,
retailers, and consumers, reports UK newspaper The Guardian.

The proposed legislation comes on the heels of a shooting on November 20
where an 18-year-old student went on a shooting rampage and wounded six
people in his school before killing himself. Backers of the bill also point
to the 2002 Erfurt massacre where another German student shot 13 people,
according to the paper. Both incidents have been blamed in the media on
violent games and much has been written about the two shooters' fascination
with games such as Half-Life: Counter-Strike.

The proposed legislation makes the future for German game companies unclear.
One company, Far Cry and Crysis developer Crytek, has already made known its
plans to relocate to another country should the any legislation of this kind
be made law.


這則新聞我覺得很爆笑....
有關於德國的立法草案
其實我覺得有點矯枉過正了

連 360的死亡復甦裡頭的打殭屍
都被認為像在打真人所以要禁止..


還好老任的遊戲都比較溫馨....變相優點 XD

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