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.
“Endangering the brand” by using “specialized tools” to tamper with “company property”.
Reads like the patent bullshit combined with the copyright bullshit. Some laws about software are just idiotic.
This whole “selling licenses” needs to stop. What, my government runs Windows and now Microsoft can strongarm my government to decisions against the interest of the people? All with the power of letting the license expire if company policy isn’t met?
“Endangering the brand” by using “specialized tools” to tamper with “company property”.
Reads like the patent bullshit combined with the copyright bullshit. Some laws about software are just idiotic.
This whole “selling licenses” needs to stop. What, my government runs Windows and now Microsoft can strongarm my government to decisions against the interest of the people? All with the power of letting the license expire if company policy isn’t met?