It's amazing how far countries are prepared to bend over backwards to prop up the ailing entertainment industry business model which simply doesn't work any more. Here's the latest - Belgium has outlawed video game rentals, because they were making too much of a dent in games sales. From December 1, no Belgians will be able to rent any video games. Unless they live near the border, I suppose, and the border has a videogame rental store on it. The Belgian Entertainment Association has won a big victory against its customers here, which is a shame - it won't make people buy more games - it'll just send them straight to the Pirate Bay. Belgian Entertainment Association (via Kotaku) Related posts: Microsoft ordered to 'cease and desist' over Belgian newspaper content | Sony adds online movies and TV rental to PlayStation 3