Switch Modder Ordered To Pay $2 Million

Piracy is illegal, so installing modchips for that purpose is also illegal.

There are actually people who believed infringe copyright from big company is "justice" lol.

That isn't how it works.

That isn't how it works.

“The MIG Devices, Mod Chips, Hacked Consoles, and Circumvention Services allow members of the public to create, distribute, and play pirated Nintendo games on a massive scale,” the ruling states. Daley denied any wrongdoing.

“Typically, when a customer purchases a Hacked Console or the Circumvention Services, Defendant preinstalls on the console a portfolio of ready-to-play pirated games, including some of Nintendo’s most popular titles such as its Super Mario, The Legend of Zelda, and Metroid games.”

Did people not understand or are there really that many who would step up to be a defense attorney in this case? It shouldn't surprise me given the tolerance for violating in this community, but damn....

Out of all the retailers that I've ever done business with, Amazon isn't anywhere close to top 50 greediest company.

Amazon has a much nicer return and refund policy than most smaller retailers, and sometimes when their system has an error they gave me free stuff for compensations.

Many small retailer are far more stingy on refund policy and customer services. (AND they also paid minimum wage + 6 days per week work).

Nevermind the fact that Amazon tend to undercut product price far more than other retailers. Which benefits the customer.

As for sucking money out of government, who doesn't like to do business with government? As long as the business delivered their value from government money it doesn't matter.

I think people just has higher standard on very big companies like Amazon because they make more and get more attention. I can easily name 50 small retail businesses that's has way worse business practices and customer services than Amazon every single day.

The title says he sells it, not just installing it.

Maybe in places that don't have or enforce copyright law.


My man is sitting in a shop full of modded consoles, running a website to market and resell them with the clear intent of piracy. If this case went to trial it would have looked like a Phoenix Wright speedrun.

Did people not understand or are there really that many who would step up to be a defense attorney in this case? It shouldn't surprise me given the tolerance for violating in this community, but damn....

then loading pirated games onto customers consoles.

Gameshark (if anyone remembers them) already lost a similar case. They gonna use the same reasoning.

Essentially, if you have a sets of locks in a car you sold, you have the right sell the "unlocks" or keys to those locks, not somebody else. While the buyer might or might not be able to bust open the locks (probably not) the guy selling the lock busters ain't allow to sell them. The locks can be artificially created for the sole purpose of pissing people off. Of course, exceptions for multi-tool lock busters like a memory reader.

everyone is entitled to a defense. Grow up.

we're not lawyers.

Everyone is entitled to a defense, unless they don't have one. In which case you take a plea.. unless you're not grown enough to accept the responsibility for violating. Then you defend yourself because you think you're educated in copyright law and you find out exactly how educated you are.

Say whatever you want to in a forum, it's not a court and we're not lawyers. The result speaks for itself and really doesn't need any commentary.

Then don't post moronic opinions.

screwing over labor rights and unionizing activities even when they are expressly protected by law in that country.

Then don't post moronic opinions.

The "result" speaks of nothing other than this idiot bother to hire a lawyer.

If it wasn't for moronic opinions politics, as we know it, would be impossible.

Also, one person's moronic opinion is another person's sound and reasoned discourse.

As I pointed out in the opening post.