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We have full blown censorship here. Some titles like Mortal Kombat 1-3 [1] are still illegal to sell, even to adults. [1] http://www.bpjm.com/ http://www.bpjm.

by FrojoS 15y ago

We have full blown censorship here. Some titles like Mortal Kombat 1-3 [1] are still illegal to sell, even to adults. [1] http://www.bpjm.com/ http://www.bpjm.com/ (§ 131 StGB, bundesweit beschlagnahmt / confiscated nationwide) Requires a lot of click-through in German. Sorry, but I couldn't find an more accessible list.

FrojoS 15y ago
to add: Of course, there is also print, music and movies [1] that are confiscated and websites that are censored in search engines like 'google.de'. And not all due to violence or pornography but also for more political reasons, mostly holocaust denial. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Department_for_Media_Harmful_to_Young_Persons http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Department_for_Media_Ha...
ordinary 15y ago
Is it just a ban on sale, or also a ban on ownership?
- FrojoS 15y ago
  Even though the term 'beschlagnahmt / confiscated' suggests otherwise, only sale is illegal but ownership is legal.
  - Argorak 15y ago
    No. Sale and possession of confiscated items is illegal. This happens when a court (!) deems that the item is illegal. This list is often called "list B". If something is on list A (the infamous "index"), its "only" a restriction on sales, advertisement and whether you are allowed to give minors access to it.
naner 15y ago
Sorry, but I couldn't find an more accessible list. Is this accurate: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_banned_video_games#Germany http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_banned_video_games#Germ...
- Argorak 15y ago
  No, the list from bpjm.com is actually quite complete. You might notice that the list of full bans is pretty short. There is no official list, as that would make a great shopping list :). Although all entries on List A and List B are announced in a monthly letter called "Bundesanzeiger" which is where all Laws and Decisions are published. So what you could do is get all of those since 1950 and find the corresponding entries.

by FrojoS 15y ago

FrojoS 15y ago

to add: Of course, there is also print, music and movies [1] that are confiscated and websites that are censored in search engines like 'google.de'. And not all due to violence or pornography but also for more political reasons, mostly holocaust denial. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Department_for_Media_Harmful_to_Young_Persons http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Department_for_Media_Ha...

ordinary 15y ago

Is it just a ban on sale, or also a ban on ownership?

FrojoS 15y ago
Even though the term 'beschlagnahmt / confiscated' suggests otherwise, only sale is illegal but ownership is legal.
- Argorak 15y ago
  No. Sale and possession of confiscated items is illegal. This happens when a court (!) deems that the item is illegal. This list is often called "list B". If something is on list A (the infamous "index"), its "only" a restriction on sales, advertisement and whether you are allowed to give minors access to it.

naner 15y ago

Sorry, but I couldn't find an more accessible list. Is this accurate: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_banned_video_games#Germany http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_banned_video_games#Germ...

Argorak 15y ago
No, the list from bpjm.com is actually quite complete. You might notice that the list of full bans is pretty short. There is no official list, as that would make a great shopping list :). Although all entries on List A and List B are announced in a monthly letter called "Bundesanzeiger" which is where all Laws and Decisions are published. So what you could do is get all of those since 1950 and find the corresponding entries.