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Reviewing retro gaming handhelds may land YouTuber in jail


A YouTuber may end up facing jail time due to reviewing handheld devices which on occasion come pre-loaded with old games.

The YouTuber in question is Francesco Salicini - aka Once Were Nerd - from Italy, who said customs enforcement officers from the Guardia di Finanza turned up with a search warrant back in April of this year, with the intent to investigate promotion of pirated copyrighted materials (thanks, Android Authority). Salicini is accused of having violated copyright law, mainly related to the "sponsorship" of consoles that can also be purchased with micro SD cards full of games. "Unfortunately this proceeding will almost certainly lead to a trial, I have already had to contact a defense lawyer and you can imagine how many expenses I will have to face to deal with this, in my opinion, injustice, since none of my content (more than 200 videos) violates YouTube's policies."

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