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Australia Considering iPhone App Censorship
srjh writes "Having raised concerns about 'the classification of games playable on mobile telephones,' the Australian government has now 'put the wheels in motion to address this.' Under current Australian legislation, video games sold in the country must pay between $470 and $2040 to have the game classified, and due to the lack of an 18+ rating in Australia, if it is not found to be suitable for a 15-year-old, it is banned outright. This is the fate met by several recent titles, such as Left 4 Dead 2 and Fallout 3. Over 200,000 applications are available for the iPhone, many of them games, and developers have raised concerns about the prohibitive costs involved, with many announcing an intention to drop the Australian market altogether if the plan proceeds."
Fuck you, Australia
We have just one problem...
Australia is a penal colony the British Empire shipped its worst troublemakers to - you know, the people who even the American Puritans refused to take. When a maximum security prison is run by the inmates, what do you expect - justice?
Australian Government - By the Criminals, For the Criminals!
Forget magic. Any technology distinguishable from divine power is insufficiently advanced.
Oz immigration officer: Do you have any criminal convictions?
Brit wit: No, I didn't realise they were still necessary entry requirements.
To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as to be right in doing it
Australian government soon to ban all forms of evil sorcery, including phones, television and the telegraph. Story at 6 on smoke signals and tam-tams.