Skip forward into the thread. Naruto etc. will not be banned. These criteria must be met:
"Who knows where they draw the line? Even anime like Dragon Ball and My Neighbor Totoro are completely illegal in the UK."
This is flat out untrue.
I direct everyone's attention to chapter 62, in chapter 2 (http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2009/ukpga_20090025_en_5#pt2-ch2), which was linked at the Backlash website cited here.
This area is where a "prohibited image of a child" is defined.
Fact: It says that a prohibited image "is pornographic," **and** that it "falls withhin subsection (6)", **and** that it "is grossly offensive, disgusting or otherwise of an obscene character."
Fact: subsection 6 covers "an image which focuses solely or principally on a child's genitals or anal region" or one of several items detailed in section seven, all of which have to do with sexual acts involving children. The emphasis is mine. Note how this contradicts the claim that "It does not matter if this image is an important part of the story, or have anything to do with “sex”, if the image is there, you broke the law." That is not true. Also notice how everything in section seven has to do with sex with children--it does NOT target simple nudity. So no, this couldn't be used to ban Dragon Ball. Specifically, section seven singles out intercourse, oral sex, penetration, or masturbation that is involving a child or in the presence of a child, with the same going for intercourse or oral sex concerning children and animals.
Follow the link above and read all of it for yourself. This is not a slippery slope and it does not ban "mainstream" anime.
" How is this meant to discourage pirates :/ ? Each and every one of these things are cracked and hacked within a few hours of the games release, all it does is annoy legitimate customers. "
It seems pirates are having trouble with this new online DRM. Assassins Creed II still isn't properly cracked. The fact that publishers can get an extra month or two of sales is why they are doing this. As annoying as it is, it isn't hard to blame them. I still feel this is the wrong way to go though...
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