Forget copyright strikes, a retro gaming YouTuber faces possible jail time for reviewing gaming handhelds

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• Perspectivist@feddit.uk ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  It’s a bit sensationalist to say someone “faces possible jail time” just because the maximum sentence for breaking a law is up to three years in prison. Also, he’s not being sued for reviewing handheld gaming devices - it’s about the ones shipped with copyrighted content.

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  • AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Currently, officials contest that his reviews of ANBERNIC devices like the RG Slide, which often, but not always, ship with microSD cards filled with copyrighted ROMs, are punishable under Article 171 of the Italian Copyright Law. This law, which was originally written in 1941, allows for a maximum punishment of €15,000 (or 30 million Italian Lira, since the law pre-dates the Euro) and three years of jail time.

    They’re not even claiming he broke any copyright, just that the device he reviewed is often used in copyright violation. That’s like how the Spanish cops are currently suspecting anybody using the Pixel of being a drug dealer.

    And that random not-even-actually-breaking-a-law is enough for them to shut down his channel and threaten his livelihood.

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• WatDabney@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Remember the good ol’ days, when it was only the urban housing market that was dominated by rent-seeking parasites?

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  • scottrepreneur@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Get the sharpener?

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