EPTI hope something can be worked out.
Korea to possibly block Valve's Steam - Page 3
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NIJ
1012 Posts
I hope something can be worked out. | ||
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Durak
Canada3685 Posts
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MrBitter
United States2940 Posts
I can see it now. Flash and Jaedong devising foolproof strategies before throwing their nerd armies at their greedy Korean overlords. | ||
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The_Pacifist
United States540 Posts
Force developers to pay thousands of dollars to get a rating sticker for a game. Repeat for every game that gets distributed in the country. The real impressive part is how its so blatantly devious, yet they managed to convince people that it's all just "part of the process." | ||
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BillyHere
Australia13 Posts
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TanGeng
Sanya12364 Posts
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Frigo
Hungary1023 Posts
I feel this is one of those cases when it is morally acceptable to simply kill those responsible. | ||
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StorrZerg
United States13922 Posts
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snorlax
United States755 Posts
NOT IN AMURICUH | ||
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Leverpastej
Sweden4 Posts
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f0rk
England172 Posts
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Lonyo
United Kingdom3884 Posts
On September 04 2010 14:47 Frigo wrote: This extortion scheme is ridiculous. Users should not be blocked access to any information (or art) on the net especially not in this disgusting orwellian manner. And developers should absolutely not be subject to this kind of mafia-style extortion by the government. I feel this is one of those cases when it is morally acceptable to simply kill those responsible. I know right. Imagine if US websites blocked access to child porn websites even if they were legal in their home country. I mean, if it's legal somewhere else, then another country shouldn't block access to it since it's on the internet and free speech etc, even if it's non-compliant with local laws. And imagine if Valve complied with other local laws but did so selectively. I mean, imagine if they complied with German "requirements" to remove blood/gore (which aren't actually legal requirements) and made special German versions of their own games to sell there, as well as forcing consumers who were local to buy German copies of games without the (legally acceptable) option to buy uncensored versions. And then didn't comply with laws in another country which required games to be submitted for ratings. That would be mad. Yes example #1 is just ridiculous, but so is your statement. "It's the internet so local laws shouldn't apply". #2 highlights an instance where Valve have complied with local "laws" to the point where they restrict the freedom of local purchases beyond the letter of the law by making it incredibly difficult for consumers in that country to buy what they are legally allowed to purchase. (German video game laws are difficult in many ways, but basically you must prove your age to purchase games with certain content, otherwise you get censored/restricted versions. Retailers also can't display the regular versions IIRC, but they can still stock them for purchase). Valve at least in the past had it so German consumers with German cards and German addresses could only buy these censored versions because it was the easiest way to comply with local law, rather than making uncensored games available easily to consumers. In South Korea they seem to have just ignored the requirement to get games rated and put them up for sale. That's not to say I think the Korean law is sensible, but that doesn't give Valve the right to simply ignore it and expect my sympathy when it becomes a problem. | ||
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ChThoniC
United States536 Posts
Military conscription and overregulation like this is crazy. | ||
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bjornkavist
Canada1235 Posts
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Bhaalgorn
Slovenia214 Posts
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TymerA
Netherlands759 Posts
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