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Japan Cracks Down on Game Mods, Cheats, and Reselling

posted by chromas on Saturday January 05 2019, @01:13PM   Printer-friendly
from the up-up-down-down-b-a-b-a-jail dept.

shortscreen writes:

A revision to Japan's Unfair Competition Prevention Act has reportedly introduced criminal penalties for reselling software product keys without permission, distributing save-game editors, and offering to edit save data as a service. Speculation is rampant as to how broadly the data-editing ban may apply.

http://mmofallout.com/japan-criminalizes-editing-save-games-punishable-with-jail-time-and-fines/
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/333748/Japan_has_made_reselling_digital_game_keys_illegal.php

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  • (Score: 3, Funny) by Ethanol-fueled on Saturday January 05 2019, @07:27PM (1 child)

    by Ethanol-fueled (2792) on Saturday January 05 2019, @07:27PM (#782587) Homepage

    I cannot tell you that, but what I can tell you is this: What I posted above explains rather succinctly why that guy had a high-pitched voice after the Somalian witch-doctor he visited shrunk his head.

    " Unos tacos de cabeza de vaca y dos cervezas por favor, senior "

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 05 2019, @11:56PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 05 2019, @11:56PM (#782642)

    No te olvidas el habanero buey!