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

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An unfortunate incident from Greece, a member of European Union!

Cem

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: jeremy hunsinger <jhuns at vt.edu>
Reply-To: air-l at aoir.org
Date:  Thu, 5 Sep 2002 08:01:07 -0400

>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
>
>jeremy hunsinger
>jhuns at vt.edu
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