Re:Nintendo's big piracy case is a sad story
by kelnos on Thursday June 09, 2022 @09:19PM
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I get your incredulity, but that's the law as it stands now.
> If someone owns their hardware then you can do any hardware or software modifications you want to it.
In practice, this isn't something you'd get in trouble for. But if you were to distribute tools and how-tos to help others modify their hardware, that's the bit that really gets you in trouble. I believe there's a carve-out for tools that have significant non-infringing uses, but I'm not sure how well that defense usually holds up.
But yeah, overall it's stupid, and disgusting that this has been the law of the land for over two decades now.
> If someone owns their hardware then you can do any hardware or software modifications you want to it.
In practice, this isn't something you'd get in trouble for. But if you were to distribute tools and how-tos to help others modify their hardware, that's the bit that really gets you in trouble. I believe there's a carve-out for tools that have significant non-infringing uses, but I'm not sure how well that defense usually holds up.
But yeah, overall it's stupid, and disgusting that this has been the law of the land for over two decades now.