Yeap, this seems to fit.
Way too many good crosspost material lately.
YouTuber Faces Possible Jail Time for Reviewing Gaming Handhelds
https://www.androidauthority.com/once-were-nerd-youtuber-copyright-lawsuit-3577995/
https://www.androidauthority.com/once-were-nerd-youtuber-copyright-lawsuit-3577995/
Yeap, this seems to fit.
Way too many good crosspost material lately.
11 Comments
nulluser@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 1y
No. That's not why. Click-bait headline.
M0oP0o@mander.xyz · 25 pts · 1y
Yes I read it. Its fucking bleak, jail for buying something with a ROM on it. Pathetic actions.
IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 1y
then shouldn't the people making/selling those handhelds be prosecuted?
DrDystopia@lemy.lol · 7 pts · 1y
It depends on the laws in the country where they're produced and who are importing them to the dystopian country of Italy.
Most likely it is legal/greyzone where it was produced and was purchased online or sent per agreement as review/sponsored consoles so it's easy to argue the YouTuber have imported illegal goods...
M0oP0o@mander.xyz · 7 pts · 1y
Also no? The protection of a multi national company should not be going this far.
DrDystopia@lemy.lol · 4 pts · 1y
As an anti-capitalist I think the protection of any company should be global but also that their rights to protection should be practically non-existent.
M0oP0o@mander.xyz · 4 pts · 1y
Even someone who was a big fan of capitalism should see that seeking jail time for the crime of copying a product that is likely not even sold anymore as a defense of potential profit is wildly wrong.
DrDystopia@lemy.lol · 2 pts · 1y
Sure, and that's the sort of protection I think should be practically non-existent.
YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today · 4 pts · 1y
A half way decent lawyer would get this thrown out before discovery. There is no way they intended to purchase preloaded cards with the handheld.
M0oP0o@mander.xyz · 1 pts · 1y
One can hope. Still bullshit.
YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 1y
No argument here.