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A comment on Nintendo's use of surveillance and private investigators to target modders. Parent comment

Re:Nintendo's use of surveillance and private investigators ... by gambiting on Wednesday December 30, 2020 @08:20AM (#25581400)
Well, fortunately not everyone lives in the United States. DMCA is not a thing and EULAs fortunately are mostly meaningless, or at the very least breaking them is not a crime.
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Re:Nintendo's use of surveillance and private investigators ... by boomboomsubban on Wednesday December 30, 2020 @08:43AM (#25581579)
Even if it's totally legal in your country, there is at least some precedent of the US arresting visitors for breaking the DMCA. It seems unlikely to happen again, but I could definitely see it being used if some intelligence agency thought you could help them.
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Re:Nintendo's use of surveillance and private investigators ... by pbhjpbhj on Wednesday December 30, 2020 @11:44AM (#25583185)
Jurisdictional overreach in support of private company's intellectual property seems pretty normal for USA.
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