Comment on YouTuber Faces Possible Jail Time for Reviewing Gaming Handhelds
NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip 3 days ago
Seen this going around.
Is anyone familiar with the channel itself? Because based on the article, it sounds like mostly (presumably he) is getting made an example of for reviewing hardware that comes with ROMs on an SD Card? But… a LOT of these “retro consoles” do and outlets just ignore it in favor of their totally legit collection that they don’t talk about.
Did OWN actually show what is on the SD Card and emphasize that these units came with it?
Evil_Shrubbery@lemmy.zip 3 days ago
He uploaded an English dubbed explanation: youtube/zSEB4if2pJQ#.
He seems super unsavvy when it comes to legal/formal proceedings or authority in general (I don’t mean that as a bad thing, just that it can def affect how things go and escalate).
For one he got the notice in mid April & just continued to review consoles this whole time, didn’t prepare for anything (his channels, personal things, SD cards with all them ROMs, etc).
But other shit-showy things happened too - they took his phone to make a copy & didn’t return it for two months (it’s unclear if they had a warrant or if Italian law recognises what a “personal device” is - EU has yet to compile a delegated act that will unify definitions & personal rights for such modern necessities for all members).
An Italian youtuber with some legal experience explains a bit more (in Italian): youtube./zSEB4if2pJQ#.
Killer_Tree@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
Thank you for the additional context and links!