Historical insignia ...

[Lensman_1]

One supplementary question please that genuinely interests me and perhaps someone who knows can provide the answer.

if NSDAP insignia and markings are illegal in COD in Germany and Russia then why is there a loophole that allows motion pictures to bypass that law. For example Valhalla, Downfall or Battle of Britain etc etc. If they are excluded on artistic merit then why is not a historically accurate pc simulation also exluded? it seems like double standards.
Or is it because with a film the autthorities see the full context of the usage in advance whereas in a sim it's more dynamic?
Finally, swastikas or not, I can't remember anyone but the WWII luiftwaffe using ME110s or flying 109s out of France so in terms of referencing the NSDAP (who were definitely dictating usage) isn't that identical? It all seems maddeningly illogical to me but I'll shut up now.

[JG53Frankyboy]

easy solution, fly for the III/JG53

[csThor]

Originally Posted by Lensman_1

One supplementary question please that genuinely interests me and perhaps someone who knows can provide the answer.

if NSDAP insignia and markings are illegal in COD in Germany and Russia then why is there a loophole that allows motion pictures to bypass that law. For example Valhalla, Downfall or Battle of Britain etc etc. If they are excluded on artistic merit then why is not a historically accurate pc simulation also exluded? it seems like double standards.
Or is it because with a film the autthorities see the full context of the usage in advance whereas in a sim it's more dynamic?
Finally, swastikas or not, I can't remember anyone but the WWII luiftwaffe using ME110s or flying 109s out of France so in terms of referencing the NSDAP (who were definitely dictating usage) isn't that identical? It all seems maddeningly illogical to me but I'll shut up now.

I do not know what the law in Russia says but in Germany it's simple: The law says the swastika is forbidden. That's the basic principle.

But then it lists a number of exceptions: art (i.e. movies), education, research and science (books and documentations). Computer games (just like scale models for example) are considered toys regardless of the attention to details their creator paid and various court decisions since the 1970s have hardened that principle. Which means computer games cannot depict the swastika or they're automatically banned (not censored, banned) in Germany.

[Lensman_1]

Thanks csThor.
That's the informative answer I was hoping for.
i think we're done here now.

[Foo'bar]

First the victors prohibited us to use it any longer and now they complain about that we don't want to use it any more.

Strange...

[Wutz]

Originally Posted by Foo'bar

First the victors permitted us to use it any longer and now they complain about that we don't want to use it any more.

Strange...

Ah Foo check what you wrote it is not "permitted" but prohibit

[Foo'bar]

Originally Posted by Wutz

Ah Foo check what you wrote it is not "permitted" but prohibit

ooops. thanks