Comments on: China Adopts New Regulations to Keep Out Foreign Online Game Companies http://virtuallyblind.com/2008/01/17/china-regulates-foreign-game-companies/ Legal Issues That Impact Virtual Worlds Tue, 13 May 2014 04:03:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Playtime » Blog Archive » Les jeux en ligne, “opium mental” de la Chine http://virtuallyblind.com/2008/01/17/china-regulates-foreign-game-companies/#comment-15364 Playtime » Blog Archive » Les jeux en ligne, “opium mental” de la Chine Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:32:05 +0000 http://virtuallyblind.com/2008/01/17/china-regulates-foreign-game-companies/#comment-15364 [...] de Chine, et se fait le chantre d’un nouveau patriotisme économique. Une loi récente restreint l’implantation d’entreprises étrangères telles que Blizzard, mais aussi le Coréen [...] [...] de Chine, et se fait le chantre d’un nouveau patriotisme économique. Une loi récente restreint l’implantation d’entreprises étrangères telles que Blizzard, mais aussi le Coréen [...]

]]> By: ^^ http://virtuallyblind.com/2008/01/17/china-regulates-foreign-game-companies/#comment-14764 ^^ Fri, 01 Feb 2008 22:53:03 +0000 http://virtuallyblind.com/2008/01/17/china-regulates-foreign-game-companies/#comment-14764 Did you see China is also pressuring gaming companies to limit game-playing online through use of the person's National ID Number? They are also threatening other anti-addiction regulation. There have been police raids on illegal game shops: http://www.canada.com/topics/technology/news/gizmos/story.html?id=9355db51-84a2-4d99-9ec5-a66b900b6eb4&k=98884 Henry Jenkins (known for his analysis of fanfic), has put in his two cents: http://www.cnet.com/8301-13908_1-9861050-59.html I believe there was a recent article in The Economist, too. On a side note, Russia, like China, is seeking to cordon off their Internet. These sorts of moves have an impact on the global nature, and thus cultural diversity, of virtual worlds. Did you see China is also pressuring gaming companies to limit game-playing online through use of the person’s National ID Number? They are also threatening other anti-addiction regulation.

There have been police raids on illegal game shops:

http://www.canada.com/topics/technology/news/gizmos/story.html?id=9355db51-84a2-4d99-9ec5-a66b900b6eb4&k=98884

Henry Jenkins (known for his analysis of fanfic), has put in his two cents:
http://www.cnet.com/8301-13908_1-9861050-59.html

I believe there was a recent article in The Economist, too.

On a side note, Russia, like China, is seeking to cordon off their Internet. These sorts of moves have an impact on the global nature, and thus cultural diversity, of virtual worlds.

]]> By: Live Chat Plaza » Blog Archive » New Chinese Regulations May Block Foreign MMOs http://virtuallyblind.com/2008/01/17/china-regulates-foreign-game-companies/#comment-14630 Live Chat Plaza » Blog Archive » New Chinese Regulations May Block Foreign MMOs Wed, 30 Jan 2008 12:01:40 +0000 http://virtuallyblind.com/2008/01/17/china-regulates-foreign-game-companies/#comment-14630 [...] China Adopts New Regulations to Keep Out Foreign Online Game Companies [Virtually Blind, via Massively] [...] [...] China Adopts New Regulations to Keep Out Foreign Online Game Companies [Virtually Blind, via Massively] [...]

]]> By: Virtual Worlds Forum Blog » Blog Archive » Chinese goverment shutting out foreign MMOs? http://virtuallyblind.com/2008/01/17/china-regulates-foreign-game-companies/#comment-14046 Virtual Worlds Forum Blog » Blog Archive » Chinese goverment shutting out foreign MMOs? Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:17:48 +0000 http://virtuallyblind.com/2008/01/17/china-regulates-foreign-game-companies/#comment-14046 [...] (via Virtually Blind) [...] [...] (via Virtually Blind) [...]

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