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A Boring Dystopia

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Yeap, this seems to fit.

Way too many good crosspost material lately.

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[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

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 points 3 days ago (1 children)

One can hope. Still bullshit.

[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 2 points 3 days ago

No argument here.

[–] nulluser@lemmy.world 18 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

for reviewing gaming handhelds.

No. That's not why. Click-bait headline.

Some of these devices ship with pre-loaded ROMs, which appears to be the source of the complaint.

[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 24 points 6 days ago

Yes I read it. Its fucking bleak, jail for buying something with a ROM on it. Pathetic actions.

[–] IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 13 points 6 days ago (2 children)

then shouldn't the people making/selling those handhelds be prosecuted?

[–] DrDystopia@lemy.lol 7 points 6 days ago

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 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Also no? The protection of a multi national company should not be going this far.

[–] DrDystopia@lemy.lol 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

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 points 6 days ago (1 children)

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 points 6 days ago

Sure, and that's the sort of protection I think should be practically non-existent.