Singers jailed for lyrics

Michael Kalus mkalus at thedarkerside.to
Sat Dec 27 07:52:57 PST 2003


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On 27-Dec-03, at 9:53 AM, Tyler Durden wrote:

> "All symbols that are related to Nazism. One of the reasons (if not the
> reason) why they banned "Wolfenstein 3D"."
>
> Interesting. So even if the swatsika is protrayed as a bad thing (to 
> the point of practically being a bullseye) it's banned.
>
> So...can you have swastikas in Textbooks? Perhaps 100 years from now 
> the Holocaust will be forgotten. Of course, that'll make Tim May happy 
> because then it could happen all over again.
>
> So a question for you: If I want to write a book on the history of the 
> swastika, or teach about the holocuast in Germany, do I need a license 
> or something? (And let's just assume I have a "politically correct" 
> view.)
>
>
To my understanding Historical documents are exempt from this.

Wolfenstein was banned in the end because the symbols where used in 
"Entertainment".

If it is a historical drama in which the Symbols appear this seems to 
be permissible as well. If you put one on your jacket though and walk 
around with it in the streets they can get you.

Michael

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