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really? so there is no such thing as sudokuhax? or the cooking exploit... and that wifi ad-on?QUOTE said:You can not hack the DSi.
Bypassing previously-compulsory signature verification and gaining rights higher than you'd normally have in order to run unsigned code. That is one of the most well-known definitions of "hacking", and it is most certainly what is going on here.[Truth said:]You can not hack the DSi.
Hacking =/= Piracy, please do not spread this misbelief wider than it is already!
I'm waiting to link to those until something specific happens (don't want to get into it right now).Wizzerzak said:> you put dgp instead of dpg - might confuse some ppl.Right, whoops.
QUOTE(Wizzerzak @ Feb 8 2011, 11:01 AM) > also you could link to The Beginner's Guide to Nintendo DS Flashcarts or The "Which Flashcart to Get?" Info Thread
It is illegal in some countries too.QUOTE said:You are only allowed to back up your own games.
Heh, thanks.GH0ST said:i didnt know rydian was in the magazine staff now, congratulations!QUOTE said:You are only allowed to back up your own games.
It is illegal in some countries too.This site's primarily concerned with US/UK/AU law, is it the UK or AU?
I'd rather not, as slot-2 cards are going out of production one by one and that's a bad method nowadays when a slot-1 card is better in all methods for the DS. Don't want to egt the readers started down an incorrect path, you know?GH0ST said:You could mention FlashMe for historical reason as a hacked firmware for DS/DSL that allows to start code in DS mode from a flash card in the GBA slot. Even if it is not needed anymore with modern slot1 linkers it effectively removes the health screen of the device, making it less annoying to boot.
QUOTE(lukecop80 @ Feb 10 2011, 04:26 PM)
( http://www.neoseeker.com/news/14460-ds-fla...for-sale-in-uk/ )Rydian said:This site's primarily concerned with US/UK/AU law, is it the UK or AU?
According to some recent High Court decision it is illegal or at least questionable in the UK since you bypass some Nintendo's security.
Playables had hoped to use the homebrew angle to defend the sale of the backup devices, but this appeal was ulimately rejected because the devices by nature must bypass Nintendo's security.QUOTE said:The high court set a new precedent by adjudging that it is illegal for the R4 card to circumvent Nintendo’s security systems in order to play content on the DS. This ruling impacts on emulator owners who have hitherto insisted that playing homebrew games on the DS is not piracy.
The high court judgement was made against Playables Limited and Wai Dat Chan. ( http://www.mcvuk.com/news/40185/R4-made-illegal-in-UK )
(http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/gamesblog/2010/jul/28/games-controversy )QUOTE said:Playables Limited's defence counsel argued that the R4 was legal as it allowed the use of homebrew applications. However, circumnavigating Nintendo's (or any other manufacturer's) security systems is against the law in this country, and because the card needs to do so to work, it is therefore illegal. (http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/34619/uk-renders-r4-cards-illegal)
QUOTEThe chips are often advertised as 'back up' devices, as owners can also save their own DS games onto cards – although this apparently legitmate practise was always a murky and legally ambiguous justification.
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Note that this also refers to SOFTWARE (such as that which comes on DVD/CD's) only, which may (or may not) include the software stored on a DS game cartridge... since to backup such software you need to bypass the existing 'security measures' of the game card - which is considered 'hacking' - & that is apparently Illegal in the UKRydian said:Technically you may be held to be committing an offence, as you've bought the rights to one copy; while you are normally permitted to make a backup copy of what you bought, for your own purposes, it is supposed to be a copy of that one you bought, not a new download which is in effect a new copy.GH0ST said:QUOTE said:You are only allowed to back up your own games.It is illegal in some countries too.This site's primarily concerned with US/UK/AU law, is it the UK or AU?According to US law (section 117) you CAN make a back up copy of a computer program provided that:
It is also important to check the terms of sale or license agreement of the original copy of software in case any special conditions have been put in place by the copyright owner that might affect your ability or right under section 117 to make a backup copy. There is no other provision in the Copyright Act that specifically authorizes the making of backup copies of works other than computer programs even if those works are distributed as digital copies.QUOTE said:* the new copy is being made for archival (i.e., backup) purposes only;
* you are the legal owner of the copy; and
* any copy made for archival purposes is either destroyed, or transferred with the original copy, once the original copy is sold, given away, or otherwise transferred.It is worth stressing that this ONLY applies to computer software (not music, films, etc, etc.) However the page goes on to state:
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Unfortunately here in the UK the law is not so clear (I've yet to find anything like the US law, for the UK).. the closest I've found is this reply in a forum thread
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Rydian said:There's like 452 threads about that already. I specifically made this to not mention any because every other "beginner" guide (including the currently-named sticky) barely goes into this stuff, and is just a list of flash carts. We don't need another list. We need actual info for newbies.