Question Does a Illegal Website Sponsor GBATEMP ???

[Gnarmagon]

Hello,

I just saw the Banner with the nds-card Website...(http://www.nds-card.com/)
and didn't Nintendo said that Flashcards are Illegal ?
Source (sadly I just found the German Post on Google) :/

 

[Gnarmagon]

SO? Unlicensed and illegal are two totally different things. GameGenie for the NES was unlicensed, but a court eventually ruled it was 100% legal.

I think Nintendo will never license a "Flashcard"

 

[PewnyPL]

I think Nintendo will never license a "Flashcard"

And even after GameGenie was declared legal it wasn't immediately licensed by Nintendo. So licensing is a moot point.

 

[Arck]

I think Nintendo will never license a "Flashcard"

why they would do that ?

 

[Gnarmagon]

Are there Flashcards without the Header (Illegal) outside ?

Edit: I think I should stop asking Illegal Things (I don't want to get banned )

 

[M tha MaN]

Under german law those cards mustn't be selled. It's now prohibited.

But that's just the case in germany. In other countries there are other laws so you can't conclude that flashcards are now everywhere illegal

Illegal just means "against the law"

 

[Gnarmagon]

Under german law those cards mustn't be selled. It's now prohibited.

But that's just the case in germany. In other countries there are other laws so you can't conclude that flashcards are now everywhere illegal

Illegal just means "against the law"

I will stay in the Software (Piracy)
and I don't want to pay 80€ for a Gateway Card that's illegal

 

[Thunder Hawk]

I will stay in the Software (Piracy)
and I don't want to pay 80€ for a Gateway Card that's illegal

You're better off getting a Sky3DS+ at this point since Gateway is only good for the cheat engine now.

 

[Sleet]

Most of them are since they contain bootcode stolen from legit carts => every time you buy a flashcart you're buying stolen code => they're illegal.
Not like they care about it anyways...

What I want to know is how Datel are able to get away with it and even sell in stores (ARDSi's contain code from Mr Game & Watch).

 

[Deleted-379826]

Yeah I can go buy powersaves for DS and 3DS at my local Walmart. I doubt that is completely legal.
I assume flashcarts are illegal here but I see in pawn shops and such they sell them.

 

[Urbanshadow]

It is illegal in certain places afaik, ex. Spain.

What? In Spain there's plenty of places still selling them. You just have to search.

 

[FAST6191]

Most of them are since they contain bootcode stolen from legit carts => every time you buy a flashcart you're buying stolen code => they're illegal.
Not like they care about it anyways...

It might be argued that as they can not play the game, experience anything from it beyond the icon and is there solely to facilitate booting for something with substantial non infringing uses then it falls within some kind of scope of an existing ruling, most likely sega vs accolade. Now what types of encryption or protection got bypassed along the way might trouble some later US laws but there is some scope for something.

 

[gnmmarechal]

What? In Spain there's plenty of places still selling them. You just have to search.

Sure, doesn't mean it's legal.
https://ap.nintendo.com/_pdf/news/788970412.pdf

 

[lexluth0r]

Who the hell cares? Move along and don't create stupid forums posts

 

[Irastris]

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No one wants to hear my bitching, I understand that.

 

[proflayton123]

If you care about the law, then care. If not, don't in the end, its all artificial

 

[the_randomizer]

Kinda funny and ironic worrying about laws on a hacking/modding site.

 

[Kioku]

Kinda funny and ironic worrying about laws on a hacking/modding site.

Most of them are relatively new. They weren't around when this placed endorsed roms. Nowadays you can't link a cfw if it contains official code and the like. Makes sensem

 

[gudenau]

Could you imagine if you can just walk to a game store like gamestop or whatever and just buy flashcarts for consoles? That be insane, chaotic even.

I guess is not illegal, but then again, nintendo never licensed that product for the systems. So... I'm not really one to debate this, i use them since they have cool features.

Datel sold some in Wal-Marts. :3 (They even had the most code from games then any other cart)

TL;DR past that.

 

[the_randomizer]

Something being illegal or banned never stops people from doing it, so... *shrug*

 

[proflayton123]

Something being illegal or banned never stops people from doing it, so... *shrug*

Pro-piracy ftw