Legal loophole allows Manhunt 2 to be sold in UK as a download

[Zeus]

A Layer from CMS has spotted a loophole in the UK's 1984 Video Recordings Act that would allow Manhunt 2 to be legally sold in the UK as a download despite the BBFC rejecting the title from classification. Downloaded games do not require an age rating, although it is very unlikely Rockstar will take such action for distribution of the gory title.

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The latest twist to the tale of the controversial title is the result of a loophole in the UK's 1984 Video Recordings Act, spotted by Phill Carnell, a lawyer with legal firm CMS Cameron McKenna, and revealed to Register Hardware.

Downloaded games, he said, do not need an age-suitability classification, such as 15 or 18, because the Act, which mandates the BBFC's certification programme and forces retailers to obey the classifications, only covers physical products.

A BBFC spokeswoman confirmed that if Manhunt 2 publisher Take-Two Interactive chose to sell the game online as a download then “that would be legal and not contravening the Video Recordings Act”. She added that some games are already sold this way without a BBFC rating, but that most developers choose to have their games classified because selling a physical product is more profitable.
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News Source: <A href="http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/10/24/manhunt_bbfc_online_sales/" target="_blank">reghardware</a>

[xllzerollx]

and how are people suposed to buy a downloaded game, burn it an play it on ps2?
so its only pc then?
lol i doubt they do it

[dargalia]

lol jack thompsons will **** his pants if that hapen

[kcvfr400]

So I take it by the banner that zeus thinks this will suddenly become some sort of 360 title even though its clearly a wii or ps2 game. And some people say this site has no bias lol.

Seriously though if it is a download then that puts the wii or ps2 version out of the window due to storage restraints and disc protection so unlikely to mean anything will happen.

though having played the leaked game it isn't much of a game will all the early shock that is a little too violent turning into a rubbish game by the end.

[unwanted]

A Layer from CMS has spotted a loophole...:eek: what sort... Brick... Road... Cake... or some other type of Layer... :D :D :D :p :p :p

[Steve-O 2006]

Is it possible to direct an online petition to Rockstar Games?? if so someone needs to start one asking rockstar if they can release the game as a download only in the UK and quote whats been said by that lawyer etc (eg that its all legal to do).

When you think of it, Rockstar have nothing to loose as the game is already banned in the UK and I dont think they will bother wasting time / money on remaking it for a 3rd time...