The Newspaper Shop -- Tuesday edition

[TankGirl]

Originally posted by walktalker
In Greece, use a Game Boy, go to jail
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?tag=fd_top

Ridiculous and oppressive as this may sound, we have to remember that some U.S. legislators are seriously suggesting much more oppressive measures to guarantee Hollywood profits.

- tg