But is the resulting content copyrighted? If not, your argument stands no ground. As mentioned, the resulting content could have been produced using a different toolset, or even reverse engineering alone.
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You've a point. You can't see if someone distributes images created with a pirated Photoshop.
But in this case, there are still some traces that proves he used the SDK to build the NSP.
And yes, there are tools to create valid CIAs. But they're open source and are not using Copryrighted Material to build them.
But the SDK is Copyrighted Material and currently the only method to build working/valid program.ncas and cmnt.ncas.
I'm absolutly fine with that if the NCAs and NSP were build with an open source tool. Which hopefully comes sooner or later.
And yes @Quantumcat
Because there's no Open Source method to rebuild NCAs/NSPs completely legal, without the SDK, all NSPs are "illegal" in this case.
So if you find an NSP Release here on GBATemp, it's most likely illegal.
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I need to differ on that part. Not replicating those metadata when reverse engineering the process does leave you wide open.
In a perfectly replicated toolchain you will not be able to see the difference between a SDK packaged one, and a hb
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Irrelevant, details pointing to the use of the SDK are not copyrighted content. Again, the information baked into the NSP could be a result of reverse engineering, and simply filling in gaps with what makes sense. Would your argument be different if it were re-uploaded with said information removed?
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That would depend on the licens.
Let's say winter was open source and licensed under GPL, then you decided to modify the code for whatever reason.
If you were to package something now using that program without releasing the source that would be illegal.
(one of the many problems with GPL and why you should never use it)
Nintendo's license obvs prevents you from distributing any material created from any of their tools.
To legally use the tool you have to accept the license.
So either you illegally used the tool, or you're breaking the license, either way distributing the NSP is illegal.
Now if the tool were to be reverse engineer and re-implemented, that would've been a whole other story since that wouldn't interfere with their license.
(kind of a catch-22 however since you're not allowed the access the tool without accepting the license; the license that prevents you from reverse engineering the tools).
Yea, but this is a valid argument:
This can't happen as a result of reverse engineering.
I mean you didn't proof it to me yet, that I used that.
Are you kidding us? He showed images of the extracted metadata containing authoringtool and Nintendo info
That wasnt even my file. I never used keygen 5 to begin with, disregarding all his "evidence".
And why can't it? Again, the contents of the binary could easily have been reversed from a legitimate binary in its recreation. It's not a piece of copyrighted code, therefore its irrelevant.
Unless your argument is the use of the word "Nintendo", in which many consumer protection laws would warrant this to be fair use.
1. the Meta Data is enough for that.
2. Your SDK Version in the NCA corresponds to the leaked March2018 SDK.
3. You literally said you used the SDK for that.
4. It would be really awesome, if you really build an open source NCA/NSP Builder that works perfectly. I know, that there's no such tool yet. I'm very active in the Scene and would know, if there were a legal alternative.
Sorry man, but this is how it is.
If you're interested in building a completely legal NSP, wait for SimonMKWii's NCA Builder.
This Builder even uses a Custom String for the "SDK Version".
Thats the thing. He used a file that I didnt post to begin with
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Heh and what if they ban now for a invalid sdk version / image meta data? Its best practice to replicate those anyway.
U know hekate sets some registers it doesnt even need to set, just because else we wouldve had a huge banwave day0
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