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Thursday, 5 September, 2002, 10:12 GMT 11:12 UK Greeks fight computer game ban Gamers have been arrested for playing Counter-Strike Gamers in Greece are preparing to fight legislation which bans them from playing any electronic game in public. The Greek Government has banned games on computers and consoles like the Xbox and Playstation in internet cafes and other public establishments. The legislation came into force at the beginning of August as part of a policy to clamp down on illegal gambling in the country. But the law has been criticised for not making a distinction between interactive gambling and computer games. "Theoretically the police can arrest you if you are using your PC for playing games or if your employer catches you playing chess or backgammon on Yahoo," said a statement from the Greek Internet Café Union which is fighting the ban. Officials have told the BBC that even though the law bans the playing of games on PCs and consoles at home it will only be pursuing gamers who flout it in public places such as internet cafes. |
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The first case of its kind will come before the Greek courts next week following the arrest of two people who allowed gamers to play the popular online game, Counter-Strike. They face fines of 150,000 euros (£95,000) and up to 12 months imprisonment. "The whole matter could remain in the sphere of comedy if it didn't concern directly the employment of thousands of people," said the Greek Internet Café Union. "In China they prohibit access to political sites, in some other countries prevent connection to sites of sexual content and in Greece it is illegal to use personal computers and games consoles for playing games," it continued. If the letter of the law is enforced, the union said the next stage would be to ban the selling of games and legal action against Microsoft to remove games from the Greek version of Windows. Officials say they have no plans to ban the import of consoles or to take legal action against Microsoft. |
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The gaming community has accused the government of taking the country back to the 1970s when individuals were arrested for playing cards at home. Along with owners of Greece's many internet cafes, it is determined to make its voice heard. Greek gaming site www.gameland.gr has launched an online petition against the ban and has had 14,000 signatures so far. A gaming tournament planned in Greece this week has been relocated to Oslo |
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The world has went insane. |
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..............Madness. :| |
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Ya it's insane, play wormgame with your Nokia and get arrested... |
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hehe,it could happen........games, the greatest threat in the world [forget about suddam or bush this is the real problem] |
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Quite right too. Computer games rot the minds of our youth. Something must be done. |
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oh, put a cork in it, coogan. computer games are our bread and butter. |
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computer games are far too exciting... it's no wonder kids are unhappy...they're just fucked off they can't fly or shoot laser beams in real life..... |
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LOL, that's retarded. Quick, better ban going to the movies too. That's a form of entertainment in public too isn't it? |
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In just over a year I should be working in the games industry if all goes well making games with which will melt the minds of children muhahahaha! |
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"they can't fly or shoot laser beams in real life" they can, but it is frowned upon |
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But not in Greece....muhahaha.....hahahahahahaah*cough,cough*hahaha |
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Now read this, it's even more insane: http://www.turok.com/baby/ |
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Insane, totally. (i just played Cs) |
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Now THAT is insane,wouldnt it be shit if you named your kid Turok,but it wasnt the first that day,no money-just a baby with a stupid name.......I am Turok McCabe/Smith/Jefferson/D. James etc.etc. |
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LOL name your kid Turok for one year? thats just ... my word. who'd do that? for 10,000? I could just imagine the kid finding out when he grows up... "what? you mean Billy isn't my real name? Turok is? WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY?????????????" |
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