Found this on facebook which sourced back to Reddit - apparently various flashcart selling companies have been sued in court. Copy pasta from the reddit post (Source: Click Here)
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Nintendo and 49 other game companies first filed suit against flashcart importers in Japan back in 2009, and the case has been appealed several times since then. (See more details herefor the last court decision.)
According to a Nintendo press release (Translated with google Translate version), on January 12, the Supreme Court denied further appeals on the case. Thus, the import and sale of flashcarts in Japan will remain illegal, and the defendants must also pay nearly 9.6 million yen (~$815,000 USD / €748,000) in damages.
As a result of the first district court case, flashcarts were pronounced illegal in accordance with the Unfair Competition Prevention Act. In 2011, with an amendment to the Act, penal provisions were also added (up to 10 years in jail, or a fine of up to 10 million yen).
So, do you agree or disagree with the decision? What do you think this means for the future of flashcarts in other areas, or even homebrew?
Here are some of the companies that filed suit with Nintendo:
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Nintendo and 49 other game companies first filed suit against flashcart importers in Japan back in 2009, and the case has been appealed several times since then. (See more details herefor the last court decision.)
According to a Nintendo press release (Translated with google Translate version), on January 12, the Supreme Court denied further appeals on the case. Thus, the import and sale of flashcarts in Japan will remain illegal, and the defendants must also pay nearly 9.6 million yen (~$815,000 USD / €748,000) in damages.
As a result of the first district court case, flashcarts were pronounced illegal in accordance with the Unfair Competition Prevention Act. In 2011, with an amendment to the Act, penal provisions were also added (up to 10 years in jail, or a fine of up to 10 million yen).
So, do you agree or disagree with the decision? What do you think this means for the future of flashcarts in other areas, or even homebrew?
Here are some of the companies that filed suit with Nintendo:
- Arc System Works
- Arika
- SNK Playmore
- Capcom
- Koei
- Jaleco
- Cyberfront
- Sega
- Takara Tomy
- D3 Publisher
- Bandai-Namco
- Hudson Soft
- Level 5
- The Pokemon Company
- Red Entertainment
- Rocket Company
- Taito Corporation