Counterfeit Game Ring Smashed [Sep 14, 2024, 10:53 am ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
BBC News has details
on a video game crime ring broken-up by Italian authorities that resulted in the
seizure of counterfeit video games and consoles with a street value of over
US$52 million (thanks brother19). The seized games "all from China" are
reportedly now destroyed, and nine individuals face up to eight years in prison
for trading in counterfeit goods. Word is the games were titles popular in the
1980s-90s, and the consoles were imitations of Nintendo, Sega, and Atari systems
which "did not meet strict safety standards."
Around 12,000 consoles holding over 47 million pirated video games were seized by police, Alessandro Langella, head of the economic crime unit for Turin's financial police, told the AFP news agency.
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.
"Take it with a pinch of salt" essentially used to mean that you should expect that what you might read could be incorrect in some fashion. I would say that any information that you are given about anything should be taken that way.
The point brought up, that a label used is not what you would use or is improperly applied, doesn't prove that they are incorrect regardless of what they might report on. Rather, I assume, that they would prefer not to tacitly support one viewpoint or another while trying to stay neutral in their reporting. More to the point, what does it matter what any group is categorized as?
The most salient point, in my view, is what the hell does any of this have to do with a counterfeit gaming ring?
This comment was edited on Sep 14, 2024, 17:26.
The point brought up, that a label used is not what you would use or is improperly applied, doesn't prove that they are incorrect regardless of what they might report on. Rather, I assume, that they would prefer not to tacitly support one viewpoint or another while trying to stay neutral in their reporting. More to the point, what does it matter what any group is categorized as?
The most salient point, in my view, is what the hell does any of this have to do with a counterfeit gaming ring?
This comment was edited on Sep 14, 2024, 17:26.
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