* Michael Below :: > M�ns Rullg�rd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > In my opinion, the game engine by itself can't be classified in > > those terms. It contains no inherent depiction of violence, > > glorification of war, or whatever else is on that list. I am > > fairly certain that the quake2 engine could be used to create a > > totally non-violent game. > > Sounds reasonable to me. But I'm afraid that you could as well > stick to the letter of the law and say it's essentially identical > to content of media that has been found to be youth-endangering.
This would be factually false. Nothing in quake2*.deb is identical to something that is in the id's Quake2 cds. The media itself is not in quake2*.deb, but in www.idsoftware.com ... the program is a different program. > > Also, there is the problem that you may not advertise for Quake > II. And the package description could be seen as advertisement. Nope. Adverstisement is a well-defined term, and I can only suppose that the German law is well-behaved in relation to this. And no, package description is only description, not advertisement. > > Finally, there is a package quake2-data that provides an installer > for the Quake 2 shareware game data. And that data is definitely > problematic. I don't know if German law has the aberration that USofA law calls "contributory infrigement" (which only applies to copyright IIRC anyway). The "installer" quake2-data is better describer as a "downloader". If it infringes German law, so does Mozilla. > > When I'm at the university library next time I will look for some > more information on this issue. Please, do that. -- HTH, Massa
