Police in Japan have arrested a 36-year-old man on suspicion of selling illegally modified Pokémon save data to customers online — a practice which is banned under the country’s 2019 Unfair Competition Prevention Act.
Seems like a gross misuse of law enforcement’s time. I do not even get how that Japanese law even really applies to this case exactly. Seems like a stretch. What am I missing? Why is this considered so serious that could land him in jail for 5 years and 10s of thousands in fines. Makes. I sense to me all. Can someone explain?
Probably because he used “specialized tools” to edit the software, thus attacking the “trade secrets”. He tampered with company property, thus endangering the brand.
Stupid stuff, but at least they are only wasting tax payer money /s
On the morning of January 18, 2012, as Wikipedia and many other websites went dark for the protest against SOPA and PIPA, squads of SWAT guys raided an estate in New Zealand belonging to Kim Dotcom. Local law enforcement was present, but the troopers belonged to US ICE.
Representatives from the MPAA and RIAA were there
In the US, the physical media hosting MEGAupload was seized, and the cloud storage service was shut down.
No crime had been committed. Grounds for extradition have yet to be established, despite over a decade of litigation. No suable offense has been established. Despite a lot of efforts, court battles, and even the rise of Dotcom’s new ME.GA enterprise, nothing has been proven to justify the initial raid.
Law enforcement isn’t about law. It’s not about protecting the public. It’s about preserving money and power for those who have it. And if Nintendo is butthurt about modded Pokémon, it’s about modded Pokémon.
Seems like a gross misuse of law enforcement’s time. I do not even get how that Japanese law even really applies to this case exactly. Seems like a stretch. What am I missing? Why is this considered so serious that could land him in jail for 5 years and 10s of thousands in fines. Makes. I sense to me all. Can someone explain?
Probably because he used “specialized tools” to edit the software, thus attacking the “trade secrets”. He tampered with company property, thus endangering the brand.
Stupid stuff, but at least they are only wasting tax payer money /s
On the morning of January 18, 2012, as Wikipedia and many other websites went dark for the protest against SOPA and PIPA, squads of SWAT guys raided an estate in New Zealand belonging to Kim Dotcom. Local law enforcement was present, but the troopers belonged to US ICE.
Representatives from the MPAA and RIAA were there
In the US, the physical media hosting MEGAupload was seized, and the cloud storage service was shut down.
No crime had been committed. Grounds for extradition have yet to be established, despite over a decade of litigation. No suable offense has been established. Despite a lot of efforts, court battles, and even the rise of Dotcom’s new ME.GA enterprise, nothing has been proven to justify the initial raid.
Law enforcement isn’t about law. It’s not about protecting the public. It’s about preserving money and power for those who have it. And if Nintendo is butthurt about modded Pokémon, it’s about modded Pokémon.