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.
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Salicini said more than 30 consoles were “confiscated” from his collection, including ANBERNIC, Powkiddy, and TrimUI gaming handhelds. At this time, the authorities also took Salicini’s phone, along with transcripts of his conversations with these gaming handheld makers. His phone was subsequently returned two months later, on 18th June.