JudahBenHur@lemm.ee
on 15 Sep 2024 09:52
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smashed
Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world
on 15 Sep 2024 10:32
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These click bait titles are getting harder just to understand what they are trying to communicate.
mephiska@lemmy.world
on 15 Sep 2024 14:28
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They seized a bunch of Linux devices with retroarch and roms that were probably actually worth a couple hundred thousand at market prices for these devices. You can get a handheld thing for under $40-50 on aliexpress and it comes filled with hundreds or thousands of roms and rom hacks.
Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world
on 15 Sep 2024 19:52
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The haul had an estimated value of €47.5m, Mr Langella said, a figure which includes the value of the consoles and hundreds of licenses for the pirated programs.
They were “all from China” and were imported to be sold in specialised shops or online, Mr Langella said.
All the devices were fitted with non-certified batteries and electrical circuits and did not meet EU technical or safety standards.
The seized games have been destroyed.
Nine Italian nationals have been arrested and charged with trading in counterfeited goods. If found guilty, they face up to eight years in prison.
Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world
on 15 Sep 2024 15:43
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So, I’m not sure where everyone else is, and maybe I’m in the wrong, but, Why?
Not meeting “safety standards”?
Did they leave out the epilepsy warning or something?
This doesn’t feel like “keeping people safe” to me. Fuck the police.
MajorHavoc@programming.dev
on 15 Sep 2024 16:33
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Edit: Since I don’t in any way routinely buy from these guys, there’s no way I can possibly let y’all know later, when the supply is in no noticable way diminished by this.
turbodrooler@lemmy.world
on 15 Sep 2024 16:39
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50 micro-euros doesn’t seem like a lot.
Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee
on 16 Sep 2024 15:16
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It is when you think of the poor publishers losing revenue on titles they don’t sell anymore.
5 cents (50 milli€uros) is jail-time.
Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee
on 16 Sep 2024 15:11
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Did the cops raid a museum?
A library?
A conservation project?
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These click bait titles are getting harder just to understand what they are trying to communicate.
They seized a bunch of Linux devices with retroarch and roms that were probably actually worth a couple hundred thousand at market prices for these devices. You can get a handheld thing for under $40-50 on aliexpress and it comes filled with hundreds or thousands of roms and rom hacks.
Sounds absolutely smashing
Slammed
Dragged
That’s an expensive ring.
It was the one to rule them all.
Here are the salient details, minus the fluff:
So, I’m not sure where everyone else is, and maybe I’m in the wrong, but, Why?
Not meeting “safety standards”?
Did they leave out the epilepsy warning or something?
This doesn’t feel like “keeping people safe” to me. Fuck the police.
Gee. The police are still protecting us by smashing fun things
Edit: Since I don’t in any way routinely buy from these guys, there’s no way I can possibly let y’all know later, when the supply is in no noticable way diminished by this.
50 micro-euros doesn’t seem like a lot.
It is when you think of the poor publishers losing revenue on titles they don’t sell anymore.
5 cents (50 milli€uros) is jail-time.
Did the cops raid a museum?
A library?
A conservation project?
/s