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Posted September 02, 2016
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InfraSuperman: Originally, I was going to make some reference to the gameshow "Spiel ohne Grenzen"/"Jeux sans Frontiéres"/"It's a Knockout" here, but then I found this song, so I'll just leave it at that.
That is a great song, was my initial introduction to the music of PG back in the day.
Posted September 03, 2016
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IAmSinistar: It's me using my very limited German vocab. The actual German isn't bad at all, about the same overall as the English. Which makes sense, given their kinship.
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ElTerprise: Oh i see - my bad, sorry. Yes, German is not always complicated and long :)
In 2013 they banned our longest word that was actually in use:

Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz

It means beef labeling supervision assignment transferring act.
But then we fortunately got:

Grundstücksverkehrsgenehmigungszuständigkeitsübertragungsverordnung.
Posted September 03, 2016
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Oddeus: In 2013 they banned our longest word that was actually in use:

Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz

It means beef labeling supervision assignment transferring act.
But then we fortunately got:

Grundstücksverkehrsgenehmigungszuständigkeitsübertragungsverordnung.
I'm aware of them :)
Officialese is fond of compund words.
Posted September 03, 2016
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Oddeus: Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz
Did you know it's perfectly OK to dash compound words?
Rindfleisch-Etikettierungs-Überwachungs-Aufgaben-Übertragungs-Gesetz

There. Readable :-) This is also done by any good editor nowadays :-)

Sorry about making this topic boring again :|
Post edited September 03, 2016 by AlienMind
Posted September 03, 2016
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Oddeus: Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz
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AlienMind: Did you know it's perfectly OK to dash compound words?
It´s ok until they make a Worttrennungsbindestrichreglementierungsgesetz
Posted September 05, 2016
After a tip from mrkgnao my script is now monitoring regional blocks as well, and I'm afraid the list of regionally blocked games has grown:


Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth1 is now regionally locked in JP

Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth1 - DLC pack [DLC] is now regionally locked in JP
Posted September 05, 2016
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muntdefems: After a tip from mrkgnao my script is now monitoring regional blocks as well, and I'm afraid the list of regionally blocked games has grown:

Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth1 is now regionally locked in JP

Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth1 - DLC pack [DLC] is now regionally locked in JP
... a Japanese game with Japanese audio banned in Japan. What the...?
Posted September 05, 2016
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muntdefems: After a tip from mrkgnao my script is now monitoring regional blocks as well, and I'm afraid the list of regionally blocked games has grown:


Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth1 is now regionally locked in JP

Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth1 - DLC pack [DLC] is now regionally locked in JP
Oh well that was unexpected... I add it to the mix.
Posted September 05, 2016
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Cavalary: ... a Japanese game with Japanese audio banned in Japan. What the...?
WTF indeed. Would love for someone from Japan to shed some light on this case.
Posted September 05, 2016
I find it both silly and sad that the only 2 regionally restricted games on GOG in Japan are both available on Steam in Japan.

Thus meaning that both go against GOG's claim that they ONLY regionally restricted when there's a legal reason (such as a ban / refused classification) to do so.
Posted September 05, 2016
There may be some good news, for those in the EU at least.

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/business/geo-blocking-european-commission-proposal-law-legal-advice

Not sure if it'll bypass Germany's silly law or not, but one can hope.
Post edited September 05, 2016 by fishbaits
Posted September 05, 2016
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bansama: I find it both silly and sad that the only 2 regionally restricted games on GOG in Japan are both available on Steam in Japan.

Thus meaning that both go against GOG's claim that they ONLY regionally restricted when there's a legal reason (such as a ban / refused classification) to do so.
That's interesting. Does it have the same publisher on both stores?



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fishbaits: There may be some good news, for those in the EU at least.

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/business/geo-blocking-european-commission-proposal-law-legal-advice

Not sure if it'll bypass Germany's silly law or not, but one can hope.
From the article [emphasis added]:
According to the proposals, there would need to be strict national or EU laws obliging the seller to block access to the offered goods or services.
Does the German law fall into this?


I love how audio-visual services are excluded, especially after the fuss with Paramount.
Post edited September 05, 2016 by HypersomniacLive
Posted September 05, 2016
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HypersomniacLive: Does the German law fall into this?
Probably yes, so I'm not gonna start celebrating just yet.
Posted September 05, 2016
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bansama: I find it both silly and sad that the only 2 regionally restricted games on GOG in Japan are both available on Steam in Japan.

Thus meaning that both go against GOG's claim that they ONLY regionally restricted when there's a legal reason (such as a ban / refused classification) to do so.
That's weird, it might be worth asking them if it's not a mistake, especially considering that the game is rather "old" and IF doesn't seem the most "draconian" Japanese publisher when it comes to DRM or region restriction.

Still waiting for the remaining games though...
Post edited September 05, 2016 by Gersen
Posted September 06, 2016
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AlienMind: Did you know it's perfectly OK to dash compound words?
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Oddeus: It´s ok until they make a Worttrennungsbindestrichreglementierungsgesetz
It's not a new thing, too. We've had the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss for more than 200 years.
Post edited September 06, 2016 by stryx
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