@morbiuswilters said:
@random said:The swastika is not illegal per se, it depends on the context in which it is shown.
Don't the edit it out of WWII movies and games?
I don't think they do (normally, they only remove blood effects, ragdoll effects and stuff like that). And if they do, I don't think they reason is that they're required to. Swastikas and other symbols used by antidemocratic organizations can be legally used for artistic, scientific and educational purposes as well as in journalism. I would argue that a historic game is both art and educational, as long as you don't promote fascism/antisemitism in it (e.g. the player shouldn't be allowed to play as a nazi soldier).
@morbiuswilters said:
@random said:Besides, at least in Germany, the freedom of the press does not include the right to spread obvious misinformation.
Who decides what is "obvious misinformation"? That seems ripe for abuse..
Yep, in Germany it's way too easy to remove information about yourself from the media if you sue them and they cannot/don't want to (to protect their sources) show enough information to prove their claims. Same problem you guys have with your over-the-top copyright laws.
@morbiuswilters said:
@random said:for example, what Snowden did would be totally legal in Germany
So Germany allows its intelligence workers to spy for other countries and leak state secrets? Hmm.. would you like to test that out?
Well, the Spiegel scandal showed that our anti-treson law covers only a very small set of cases. In general, the freedom of speech has more value. I'm pretty sure our supreme court would allow Snowden's actions.