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

[Vassilys Fourkas]

In fact the Game Boy is not illegal yet. But all other electronic games
(either off or on line) are banned. Internet cafes face serious problems...

see:
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_100004_10/09/2002_207
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Rune Dalgaard" <runed at imv.au.dk>
To: <air-l at aoir.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 1:28 PM
Subject: Re: [Air-l] In Greece, use a Game Boy, go to jail


> Can anyone verify the story about Greek legislation forbidding electronic
> games - I have a hard time believing it and have only seen it quoted from
> one source.
>
> Thanks,
> Rune
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> Rune Dalgaard, MA, Pre-doc Scholar
> Information and Media Studies, Aarhus University
>
> mail: runed at imv.au.dk
> web: http://www.imv.au.dk/medarbejdere/runed
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>
> > Message: 5
> > Date: Sun,  8 Sep 2002 00:38:48 -0400
> > From: "ctimurkan" <ctimurkan at mail.mezun.com>
> > To: <air-l at aoir.org>
> > Subject: Re: [Air-l] In Greece, use a Game Boy, go to jail
> > Reply-To: air-l at aoir.org
> >
> > An unfortunate incident from Greece, a member of European Union!
> >
> > Cem
>
> >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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