Re: BC3K on CGS+ CD-ROM

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From: The Starglider
Date: Tue, 05 May 1998 00:00

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A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away, <6ilnv0$j2e@bgtnsc03.worldnet
.att.net>, Derek Smart <dsm...@pobox.com> babbled something along the
lines of (Although I think it's some sort of conspiracy):
>On Mon, 4 May 1998 15:51:23 +0100, Dave Mann
><fatmann@*NOSPAM*fatmann.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>In article <6ij33b$8...@bgtnsc03.worldnet.att.net>, Derek Smart
>><dsm...@pobox.com> writes
>>>The free version of BC3K v1.01D7C (FREE) has appeared on the first US 
>magazine.
>>>You can get it on the Computer Games & Strategy Plus magazine cd-rom , June
>>>edition.
>>
>>Anybody know if it'll be included on any UK magazines.  I'd like to try
>>it but I'm loathe to spend 8 hours downloading from the net !
>
>No, because there is a law in the UK against putting complete games on mag
>cd-roms. PC Gamer UK was going to carry it until this was discovered. If you
>live in the city, you can probably get it from a store that sells European mags
>and will find it on one of the French, Italian, Australian or German mags that
>are carrying it. There is a list the GNN section of my web site and you can
>even find it on Czech, Polish, Israeli and Middle East mags. Yep, it's
>available worldwide.
>
Is there? And how long has this law been in force? I remember the 80's
where every month you could get about 20 free games from magazines. Does
this not count for CD's then?
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From: The Starglider <starg...@thespian.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: BC3K on CGS+ CD-ROM
Date: 1998/05/05
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