Comments on: China To Curb Foreign MMOs? http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/01/28/china-to-curb-foreign-mmos/ Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:02:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Unbound http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/01/28/china-to-curb-foreign-mmos/comment-page-1/#comment-19417 Unbound Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:23:30 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=999#comment-19417 I understand your reasoning behind wanting to boycott Chinese products, but are we doing the right thing by punishing the citizens for a government they have no control over? Should we stop buying American goods because we don't agree with the Iraq war? I live and work in China, and the Chinese are some of the finest people I've ever met. In similar news, you may have heard about <a href="http://www.mylifetime.com/lifestyle/entertainment/will-smith-movie-i-am-legend-not-approved-release-china" rel="nofollow">the status of "I Am Legend"</a> in China. It was never approved for release to Chinese theaters, and it is unlikely to get released as an authorized DVD. The government apparently wants to limit foreign movie releases to promote home-grown movies. There's other speculation about the motives, but I doubt they are true. What does this do to the movie? Well, the only way people can get it now are through piracy: downloading off the Internet, watching it on Youtube-like movie sites (with Youtube-like quality), or buying a pirated DVD. So the makers of the movie won't see a penny from the Chinese market. Interestingly, the TV drama "Prison Break" is outrageously popular, even though it's banned from China. They can't show it on TV, but Chines girls can drool over the cast in Internet cafes. I understand your reasoning behind wanting to boycott Chinese products, but are we doing the right thing by punishing the citizens for a government they have no control over? Should we stop buying American goods because we don’t agree with the Iraq war? I live and work in China, and the Chinese are some of the finest people I’ve ever met.

In similar news, you may have heard about the status of “I Am Legend” in China. It was never approved for release to Chinese theaters, and it is unlikely to get released as an authorized DVD. The government apparently wants to limit foreign movie releases to promote home-grown movies. There’s other speculation about the motives, but I doubt they are true. What does this do to the movie? Well, the only way people can get it now are through piracy: downloading off the Internet, watching it on Youtube-like movie sites (with Youtube-like quality), or buying a pirated DVD. So the makers of the movie won’t see a penny from the Chinese market.

Interestingly, the TV drama “Prison Break” is outrageously popular, even though it’s banned from China. They can’t show it on TV, but Chines girls can drool over the cast in Internet cafes.

]]> By: apa http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/01/28/china-to-curb-foreign-mmos/comment-page-1/#comment-19389 apa Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:46:16 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=999#comment-19389 Just stop buying Chinese products. Just stop buying Chinese products.

]]> By: Ghiest http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/01/28/china-to-curb-foreign-mmos/comment-page-1/#comment-19382 Ghiest Mon, 28 Jan 2008 11:53:42 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=999#comment-19382 We should halt Chinese imports stating they are cheap nock offs with shoddy quality and breaking all sorts of patents and likenesses of other products in the market. We should halt Chinese imports stating they are cheap nock offs with shoddy quality and breaking all sorts of patents and likenesses of other products in the market.

]]> By: Meat Circus http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/01/28/china-to-curb-foreign-mmos/comment-page-1/#comment-19380 Meat Circus Mon, 28 Jan 2008 11:39:39 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=999#comment-19380 Hey, the best way to control the supply of crack is to be its main supplier. I imagine this is exactly what the CPC thinks it's doing. It seems entirely consistent to me. Hey, the best way to control the supply of crack is to be its main supplier. I imagine this is exactly what the CPC thinks it’s doing. It seems entirely consistent to me.

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