Overview

• The case remains in its preliminary inquiry under Article 171-ter of Italy’s 1941 Copyright Law with no formal charges filed.
• A conviction could carry up to three years in prison, a €15,000 fine and pretrial suspension of his social media channels.
• Guardia di Finanza agents seized over 30 handheld consoles from brands like ANBERNIC, Powkiddy and TrimUI in the April raid and returned his phone on June 15.
• Francesco Salicini, known as Once Were Nerd, denies promoting piracy and says his reviews stress the need for users to own original game copies.
• He has raised more than €6,000 through a GoFundMe campaign to cover legal fees and urged fellow Italian creators to exercise caution.