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Banned Games Find Ways To Bypass Authority

Posted by Zonk on from the can't-keep-a-gamer-down dept.

Stony Stevenson writes "PC World reports that digital downloads and online distribution is making the regulation of banned computer games impossible. Running with Scissors has employed a new sales channel that allows its controversial Postal games to be downloaded direct to consumers' PCs. This has created a grey area between content regulators and classification enforcers that allows end users to receive banned content unchecked. From the article: 'The Australian Communications and Media Authority hotline manager of content assessment, Mike Barnard conceded that preventing distribution was not conclusive and the only foolproof method of stopping people downloading banned content was if they chose not to.'"

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  1. She said it best by Stargoat · · Score: 5, Funny

    "The more you tighten your grip, Tarkin, the more star systems will slip through your fingers."

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    Hoist Number One and Number Six.
  2. Banning Encourages Creativity by rewinn · · Score: 2, Funny

    Perhaps we should ban a few more things, to encourage people to be more creative in getting what they want.

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    --- Attorneys Assisting Citizen-Soldiers & Families -
  3. Re:Not true... by 88NoSoup4U88 · · Score: 3, Funny
    Expect any attemps to ban games to be as effective as the "War on Drugs".

    Maybe next time I buy a gram of coke it should contain a little warning label "Don't do games!" as the older arcade games used to have in attract mode. :)

  4. Re:And before online distrubution there was: PIRAC by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Yeah, I hate it when someone puts a gun to my head and makes me work in an unhealthy environment.