Zombie Vr Brisbane

[Mellissa Sprock]

Alethal man-made virus is turning healthy people into bloodthirsty, emotionless zombies. The virus is spread through a single bite. Most of the planet is now infected and humanity is on the brink of extinction. You are a team of scientists who were shipped to Russia to find the cure. You have only 60 minutes to save yourselves and the whole world before the zombies break down the door of the lab and eat you!

(note: a certain part of this room has mild strobing lights which could effect people who suffer from photosensitivity)

As a lawyer I have no intention to deal with the practical implications whatsoever, henceforth, what is contained herein is the application of the AWS Service Terms as it relates solely to the constituent events giving rise to the Zombie Apocalypse.

The acceptable use policy contained in the Amazon Terms of Service contractually prohibits the use of the Lumberyard Materials for numerous, non exclusive, life or safety critical systems. To this extent the Lumber Yard Materials is defined as:

However, broadly speaking this acceptable use clause does not apply to certain scenarios during the Zombie Apocalypse. Care must still be taken to ensure the Lumberyard Materials are only used during a Zombie Apocalypse permitted in accordance with Clause 42.10, (a Permitted Zombie Apocalypse).

If only China and India were to become zombies, would the scale of their population suffice to be considered widespread? In interpreting this clause a court would not be too astute or subtle, Hillas & Co Ltd v Arcos Ltd (1932) 147 LT 503, nor too narrow or pedantic, Upper Hunter County District Council v Australian Chilling & Freezing Co Ltd (1968) 118 CLR 429.

Clearly infections fall into several categories, however clause 42.10 is specific. In order to make permitted use of the Lumberjack Materials the pathogenic cause of the Zombie Apocalypse must be viral. Bacterial or fungal pathogens do not give rise to acceptable use.

We note, given the state of modern medicine, it is unlikely the Zombie Apocalypse will be caused by a bacterial or fungal infection. Bacterial and fungal infections are often treatable while anti-viral drugs are somewhat limited.

Airborne or vector borne viruses do not give rise to acceptable use. The AWS Service Terms specifically require the viral contagion to be transmitted exclusively by bites or contact with bodily fluids. No limitation to the forms of bodily fluid appears to apply. As such this is likely to include inter alia, saliva, blood transfusion and sexually transmitted disease.

For the avoidance of doubt, vector borne contagions such as those transmitted by insects, analogous to malaria or dengue fever, or rats and fleas, analogous to a viral form of the bubonic plague, would not be a Permitted Zombie Apocalypse. In such circumstances using the Lumberyard Materials would not be permitted.

It is, however, a clear intention of the parties that in order for a Zombie to constitute a zombie for the purpose of establishing a Permitted Zombie Apocalypse, it must be human, have died (or appear dead such as in an unconscious state) and be reanimated and seek to consume another human.

The human element is also limiting. If the zombies were extra terrestrial in nature, or non-human such as zombie sharks or zombie cats, then the Lumberyard Materials could not be used. This appears to be an oversight in the drafting of the clause as it is clear zombies of any significant terrestrial or extra-terrestrial species could give rise to a fall of organized civilisation. However, a court has no power to amend a term which is unjust or inconvenient, Australian Broadcasting Commission v Australasian Performing Right Association Ltd (1973) 129 CLR 99. As such, anyone seeking to use the Lumberyard Materials during a non-human zombie apocalypse should seek a variation to this clause.

Even where the other 5 elements have been met, a Permitted Zombie Apocalypse would need to be certified by the United States Centers for Disease Control (or successor body). Whether not another international body would be considered a successor body in the event of a total collapse of the United States is beyond the scope of this article and would need to refer to the ever evolving policies making up the body of public international law.

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Michael and Peter Spierig, 41, grew up in Brisbane, where they started making short films featuring zombies and blown-up teddy bears. Since then the identical twins have hit the Hollywood big time.

MICHAEL: We were born in Germany and moved to Australia when we were four. Dad worked in shipping, which meant we moved around a lot. We spent time in Canberra, even went to high school in the United States for a couple of years and are now based in Los Angeles, but Brisbane is home. That's where we spent the most formative years growing up.

Our parents never restricted the movies we could and couldn't watch. By the time we were 10 or 11 we had already seen The Exorcist, The Shining and Jaws. One of the first movies I remember seeing was Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. I vividly recall that scene where the guy gets his heart pulled out, and thinking that was the greatest thing ever.

It was the era of Steven Spielberg and George Lucas and coincided with a period when every house in Australia had a video player. As a kid everyone wanted to be Luke Skywalker, whereas we wanted to be George Lucas.

Peter is relentless. If he sets his mind to something, he won't stop until he's achieved it. He has this amazing ability to learn anything. For instance, he always loved music and, even though he never properly learnt an instrument, he has written the score to two movies. If he is passionate about something, he really excels at it. On the other hand, if he doesn't love something, he can't pretend to be even vaguely interested in it.

The reason why Peter and I have perhaps had a bit of success in this business is because the people who succeed just don't give up. It's such a brutal industry, which filters out the faint-hearted pretty quickly. He's always been fairly optimistic. You encounter a lot of rejection. Peter's way of dealing with it is to brush it aside, not take it personally, and focus on the next project.

PETER: Because we're identical twins, people always ask if we have that weird twin connection. I don't feel it if he gets cut, but we do think alike. How much of that comes down to being raised together and exposed to the same influences, and how much to sharing the same womb, who knows?

We were about 10 when Dad bought a video camera. It was one of those bulky VHS cameras that had a separate battery pack. He bought it to film family holidays, but Mike and I pretty much commandeered it from day one to make backyard films. It was back in the days where you would edit by hitting record and pause between two VHS machines.

We swapped classes at school once or twice to see if we could get away with it, and swapped our photo IDs once or twice as well. I was delivering pizzas and I'd lost my driver's licence because of too many speeding tickets. So I drove on Michael's licence. But we never took it so far as to stand in for one another on a date. That would have been weird.

Michael is very creative. He is meticulous about making sure a story in film is properly told. He's very persistent, sometimes very stubborn. But to be a good director you probably need to be like that.

He's definitely a perfectionist. On a film set, he will keep going and going if he thinks he can make it better. He also doesn't like it when people say no. If he has a strong point of view about how something should look or sound, he won't rest until he has everyone around him excited about it, too. Sometimes it's frustrating in the sense that he doesn't let go of things easily. But then again, you don't make it in Hollywood if you give up. It's such a brutal business.

Michael can be a little bit more forceful on set than I am, and can play bad cop better. For instance, he isn't the least bit impressed by famous people. To him, they're not movie stars, just other human beings working towards the same end. He would never treat Helen Mirren or Ethan Hawke differently to anyone else.

We both love our cinema. To my mind, The Empire Strikes Back is the perfect film. That and Back to the Future, which is so good it should have won an Oscar. But Mike and I are still suckers for a really bad film. It's great to watch a terrible movie.

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