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Legal issues importing physical eroge to Norway


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6 minutes ago, Ningen said:

For starters you could order some "normal" Eroge and see what their reactions are.

I already have. The issue is only with games featuring rape, beastiality, loli content etc. 

 

Someone pulled a line from the law somewhere in this page, which pretty much explained exactly how things work. 

Like I said above, I will be contacting someone who can help me out with the specifics of the law, simply so I know exactly what is and isn't okay for future refrence. 

Generally speaking, if you live in Norway you probably want to avoid this type of phyiscal release, however general eroge is okay. 

 

The chances of games like Euphoria being stopped are very low, as they would literally have to play the game or do extensive research about it to find the actual illegal elements in the games, but the 1% chance is still a little bit scary. Risking jail time or big fines for a game isn't really worth it. 

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Can you use Right Stuf in Norway? I've read they've got some kind of deal with the customs in Canada to get their packages hand-waved (I know at least one Canadian who's ordering Euphoria from them because of it), so it might be the same in Norway.

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So I just finished speaking to someone about this, and I figured I'd bump this thread in case someone else from Norway or a country with similar laws ask themselves the same question.

The very simple answer, which most people probably saw coming, is: don't buy physical games like this if you live in a country like Norway.

 

The chances of the games actually being discovered and instantly branded as illegal are very slim, however generally speaking, material such as Euhporia and BBH are indeed put under a category of illegal porn in Norway, and CAN lead to punishment, either in the form of fines or something more serious. The chance of games like this being treated the same way as actual, "real" illegal pornography is very small, but it is there, and if the more strict people in the justice system finds out, well... RIP.

Even digital versions of the games can be handled in the same way, though that is even less likely. Point is, actually importing games like these is pretty much playing with fire.

You probably wont get caught, but if you DO get caught, then it's your own ass on the line.

 

The actual law puts the illegal porn into two categories, nr.1 being an absolute no no, including sex with children, corpses and animals, and the other category is rape, voilence etc, which is more of a "you really shouldn't own or watch this, and we CAN punish you for it." 

There are "loopholes" I guess, which is roleplay, completely fictional material etc, but even then, the law itself is very vague, and doesn't specify whether it is talking about fictional material or not, and so once again it will come down to how strict the people who are handling your case are. Making a solid defense would be kind of hard, and it would be mostly based around exactly what the material is used for, (for example, the fact that it is in a game surrounded by real plot might make it a bit less serious.) 

 

Anyways, yeah, that's about it. I am at least glad that I have this sorted out, so I know exactly what is and isn't legal in Norway for the future.

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Pretty predictable outcome.

For the record, it's also illegal to ship obscene material in most mail carriers as well, it's just that they don't usually give a shit to check and/or enforce the rules. In Portugal the mail carrier explicitly says they will not handle obscene material, but you're fine if you cover it up lol.

If I were you I probably wouldn't order it either because if I were to be caught something like euphoria isn't really "just porn" and could have further consequences for me.

Don't worry, there's other things you can waste your money on!

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