Til learned Japan has pokemon data integrity laws
this post was submitted on 12 Apr 2024
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The 36-year-old has reportedly admitted to committing the crimes at the heart of the ongoing investigation, while providing the justification that he did it to earn a living. According to Automaton, the suspect could face up to five years imprisonment, and/or a fine of up to 5 million yen (over $32,600).
Seems pretty intense but I can't say I'm surprised. If I recall correctly Japan also has laws against console modding
iirc its the sale specificly of moddified content. you can do services yourself, but the sale of mod services, content and tools is illegal.
so modding a game, console is okay.
modding to seek profit is not okay.
How exactly does this break "unfair competition" laws? Is this an online game with real-life stakes?
Japan tends to have extremely corporate friendly laws. Basically if the corporation doesn't want you to do it, there's a good chance it's illegal.
Japanese law is very business-focused. For instance, their defamation laws give little regard to whether or not a claim is true; if you make public statements that hurt a business's reputation, you're likely to be punished for it. People often seem to not realize that Japan is a very conservative nation.
Gross
Reminds me of the time Nintendo reported a Pokemon fan artist to authorities and they sent the japanese equivalent of a swat team, traumatising the young woman for life. Fuck the big N.
Reminds me of that time Nintendo sued emulator developers under the DMCA, bypassing the prior precedent of emulation legality and instead killing the project by forcing the contributors to settle, cease development, and hand over their IP rights.
Oh wait, that was last month. Double fuck the big N.
I'm glad that psycho has been caught.
Is it illegal in Japan to break a corporation's EULA?
This seems bizarre.
No idea, but it wouldn't surprise me. The corporations are basically the modern gods of Japan.
Such a weird thing to be arrested for, stealing physical items sure, modifying an item you already own and paid for, no way.
It's the selling part that got him.
But that still is somewhat odd, like if I buy a car I can take it to any mechanic to get it fixed or modified. I would then need to pay them, but I own the car.
The mechanic should not be arrested for modifying my car.
I suppose the "grey zone" is if the modifications allow the owner to access unpaid content. Like maybe heated seats ;)