LittleBigPlanet Delayed Due To Qur'an-Sampling Audio

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LittleBigPlanet Delayed Due To Qur'an-Sampling Audio

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Friday October 17, 2008 @07:22AM from the always-check-your-sources dept.

Several readers have pointed out that Sony's much-awaited LittleBigPlanet has hit a snag and will be delayed worldwide. The delay came after it was discovered that a song licensed for use in the soundtrack contained audio samples from the Qur'an. All advanced copies sent to retailers for the target release of October 21 in North America, 22 in PAL territories, and 24 in the UK and Ireland, have been recalled. "The post, by user 'Solid08', indicates of the specific references in the composition: 'In the 18th second: "kollo nafsin tha'iqatol mawt", literally: "Every soul shall have the taste of death' ... almost immediately after, in the 27th second: "kollo man alaiha fan", literally: "All that is on earth will perish."'"

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So what? by Hatta · 2008-10-17 07:24 · Score: 5, Funny

The Qur'an is out of copyright by now, so what's the problem?

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Big Deal! by TheNecromancer · 2008-10-17 07:32 · Score: 5, Funny

My pvp guild in WoW says that EVERY DAY!!!!

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Re:Different Sony, right? by SupremoMan · 2008-10-17 07:32 · Score: 5, Funny

It's different. Christians don't blow stuff up... anymore... I think...
Re:Peace by mcgrew · 2008-10-17 07:40 · Score: 5, Funny

Yeah, that line "do unto others as you would have them do unto you" scares the hell out of corporate executives. "Blessed are the peacemakers" give Republicans the willies, and "Blessed are the pure at heart" terrorizes the Democrats.

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Re:Peace by Anonymous Coward · 2008-10-17 07:42 · Score: 5, Funny

and for everyone else, there's the old testament
Re:Peace by spun · 2008-10-17 08:06 · Score: 5, Funny

And the bit about the moneylenders in the temple frightens both the capitalists AND the televangelists. That's right, you rich greedy bastards, when Jesus comes back, he's totally going medieval on all your asses.

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Re:Peace by CaptSaltyJack · 2008-10-17 08:18 · Score: 5, Funny

Lo! they cannot escape.
I misread that as "Lol". 4114h00 4kH bR !!!
No, you're right. It does say "Lol". Full excerpt:
"and let not n00bs who disbelieve suppose that they can outstrip ALLAH'S PURPOSE!!!!1 lol they cannot escape. make ready for them all u can of armed force and of...OMG PONIES!!! rofl. so um..that thereby ye may dismay the enemy of Allah and u can haz victory."
Flying spaghetti monster says by 91degrees · 2008-10-17 08:30 · Score: 5, Funny

"Many Noodly Caresses to you, my followers".
Re:ANd? by Neoprofin · 2008-10-17 09:13 · Score: 5, Funny

You mean like Xenogears, where you KILL GOD?

It has lesbians too, and it's still incredibly popular, the only thing that held it back was that part of it's budget was redirected towards FF7.
Re:Peace by Null+Polarity · 2008-10-17 10:36 · Score: 5, Funny

Not being a follower, but having read the bible, I always wondered why, despite being referred to as male, "God" got emasculated in the new testament.
He settled down and had a kid.