"While it's common to hear about the police or Nintendo itself going after hackers selling modified consoles"
Is it really?
It is common to see police and Nintendo spearheading a raid on someone selling ROMs, maybe just using modded consoles to get some customers. They try to downplay the ROMs aspect in press statements but that is a different matter.
Anyway boo stupid law, and here I thought Japan was cool.
What country isn't cucked in current year?
That Poland free speech law thing seemed pretty interesting.
I didn't see Nintendo mentioned in this, he broke Japanese law and Nintendo didn't arrest him.
Nintendo has no right of arrest but I very much doubt the Japanese computer police has time enough to be going after people like this off their own back. To that end I would bet everything on Nintendo having had a word in someone's ear or filed a formal complaint.
Ludicrous but hey the guy was selling it so he got what he deserved.
He deserved an arrest and potentially fine or jail as opposed to being kicked off a game playing service?
Bit harsh don't you think?
Their Copyright isn't protected overseas? If that's so, then people should go living on a place where their Copyright hold doesn't stand and make profit. Like China, México, Brazil, Venezuela, and a very long etc.. (No offense meant).
Their copyright might* be but the law that caused this/allows this likely does not travel far. For instance out walking I crossed the road at something that was not a designated stopping/crossing point the other day, indeed do it most days I go out. No such thing as jaywalking here and indeed most would probably think it a myth or if they got a ticket for it in the US when visiting would likely frame it as an amusing novelty. Same idea.
*most countries are signatories to the Berne convention (
https://copyrighthouse.org/countries-berne-convention/ ) which means basic copyright is reciprocated, more advanced stuff might need individual registration in that country. Even those handful that are not still mostly operate under WTO rules.
There are places where "hahahaha" is the response to thinking about filing a lawsuit, either through inaction on the part of the courts or general indifference, that is at least until you pirate the works of a local content making outfit.
The places where it does apply at all and you might want to live are rather more limited
https://thehill.com/policy/internat...pyrights-in-retaliation-for-online-gaming-ban
Source: Asahi News - Translation Courtesy of Serebii
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