From: Emlyn O'regan (oregan.emlyn@healthsolve.com.au)
Date: Sun Oct 13 2002 - 22:32:58 MDT
Wow! That's incredible. Is anyone aware of whether this ban on all
electronic games in Greece is real? As the article points out, Windows is
now illegal in Greece (it ships with minesweeper and solitaire).
Emlyn
-----Original Message-----
From: ABlainey@aol.com [mailto:ABlainey@aol.com]
Sent: Thursday, 5 September 2002 8:25
To: extropians@extropy.org
Subject: DUMBLAW: Greek Gaming No More !???
How's this for attitude to law and order. If you cant crack down on a
specific illegal activity, just make everything related illegal!!
I think they shouldn't bother to find things like rapists, they should just
make sex illegal and make everyone sterile and impotent to ensure it. That
way this kind of idiot law wont be a problem in future greece and we can all
have holiday homes in an empty country :o)
Alex
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Thousands of British tourists in Greece are unknowingly facing heavy fines
or long terms in prison for owning mobile phones or portable video games.
The Greek government has banned all electronic games across Greece,
including those in home computers, Game Boy-style portable consoles, and on
mobile phones.
FULL STORY:
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2121692,00.html?rtag=zdnetukhompage
<http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2121692,00.html?rtag=zdnetukhompage>
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