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mibuokami on 20 May 2009
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AussieGecko said:
mibuokami said:

I'm pretty sure a legal precedent cannot be established when the law is different. Else there will be precedent for stoning thief to death as that is the law of some middle eastern countries. Japan is not part of the EU and has an entirely different legal system; thus there is no precedent.

@: Japan is still the second biggest for video game (with respect to individual nation)

Ontopic: This is even more baffling than the ghostbuster exclusive and , it's the that will suffer. Be it MS or Sony, I think this type of practice sucks.

 

 

Precedent, thats what i was thinking of, and why not it has been used in Australia in conjuction with US even though our two legal systems are quite different.

UK might be part of the EU but has a very different system to most of europe.  Also second biggest? i dont think so, you probably want to check your sources for that one.

The judges decide which is the ultimate law but according to gaming it is a pretty similar precedent so i think it would be followed, look at some games which for recent example Aus gave R18 to. Other Legal systems jumped in and said the same thing from originally giving it an M15 rating. I know the Censorship places have a big part, but they are in part run by the courts.

I've been corrected on the market share already, I'm quoting on old thing and didn't realize the UK has surpass Japan as the second biggest market for video games :)

I'm not a law student but I believe precedent is only relevant where the law can be similiarly applied, as I do not know the legal system on both country I'll refrain from further comment (you're right about the Aust - US thing though, I voguely remember it on the news I think).

Anyways Australia censorship sucks balls, all thanks to some retarded gov-gen out west :/