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> This feels like "a crime" with the gravity and social harm of a non life-threatening misdemeanor (that indeed should be fined), punished with a life-sentence
by ac29 3y ago
> This feels like "a crime" with the gravity and social harm of a non life-threatening misdemeanor (that indeed should be fined), punished with a life-sentence of hard labour.
Where did you get this from? The article says he served 14 months and was released. Maybe 14 months is too much, but its not a life sentence.
- ametrau 3y agoIt’s a metaphor.
- DrNosferatu 3y agoLife sentence having to payback (for the rest of his days - he's barely earning enough for rent) the millions Nintendo "lost".
- SOLAR_FIELDS 3y agoI think this is the main problem. The number is basically arbitrary and impossible to prove that Nintendo “lost” that money from his actions.