[Air-l] In Greece, use a Game Boy, go to jail

[jeremy hunsinger]

this seems a bit draconian to me...

In Greece, use a Game Boy, go to jail
By Matt Loney and Rupert Goodwins
Staff Writers, CNET News.com
September 3, 2002, 11:18 AM PT


In Greece, playing a shoot-'em-up video game could land you in jail.

The Greek government has banned all electronic games across the 
country, including those that run on home computers, on Game Boy-style 
portable consoles, and on mobile phones. Thousands of tourists in 
Greece are unknowingly facing heavy fines or long terms in prison for 
owning mobile phones or portable video games.

Greek Law Number 3037, enacted at the end of July, explicitly forbids 
electronic games with "electronic mechanisms and software" from public 
and private places, and people have already been fined tens of 
thousands of dollars for playing or owning games

http://news.com.com/2100-1040-956357.html

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