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"Hank" <hanksname@NOSPAMgeocities.com> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 6 Jan 2004 14:44:52 +1100, "satan" <satan@hellwantsyou.org>
> enlightened me with:
>
> >First and foremost as a general rule before buying
> >a game you should look on the package to see if it
> >uses GameSpy and if that is the case then drop it like a hot potato,
> >because you are asking for trouble.
> >
> >Look you do not have to take my word for it,
> >just look how GameSpy handles security issues when
> >it is notified about it, follow the links and
> >take some time to read them, and if you are
> >concerned about your computer security stay away
> >from the games that are using GameSpy.
> >
> >http://aluigi.altervista.org/misc/75395-1.pdf
> >http://aluigi.altervista.org/papers/castleoflies.txt
> >
> >With respect to your individual privacy, again,
> >you should ask GameSpy to see if their product is
> >in compliance with European Union Privacy legislation,
> >no prizes given for your guess.
> >Simple question for the managers from GameSpy:
> >
> >Does your product comply with the existing European Union
> >privacy legislation and for that matter where I live, Australia?
> >
> >Why not?
>
> Because Australia is only one country?   Granted, it's better than
> Europe.   But EA isn't going to modify every game because anyone in
> Europe says so.   They know ( as do we all ) that a lot of their
> 'legislation' is geared more toward penalizing competition from
> foriegn companies than protecting anyone.

As it is the case with cars that must comply with safety legislation of that
particular country where the car is sold, the same it applies to other
products. These are the requirements of doing business at
interantional (global) level, what are you saying?

>
> When you buy the game and buy into their license agreement, you're
> accepting the product as is.   If any company tried to work around the
> legislations of 200 countries nothing would ever get produced.

The license agreement has nothing to do with legal compliance, that is
rubbish.

>
> H
>
> Feel the burning stare of my hamster and change your ways!