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I thought it was Sony that had a partnership with Discord... > But it’s possible that people were sharing Nintendo’s cryptographic keys, firmware, or even enti
by musicale 3y ago
I thought it was Sony that had a partnership with Discord...
> But it’s possible that people were sharing Nintendo’s cryptographic keys, firmware, or even entire pirated games in these servers despite those commitments. At the end of the day, most people seeking out a Nintendo Switch emulator are looking to play Nintendo games on it.
Emulators are legal, but running unlicensed games is usually the killer app, especially for more recent consoles.
But is sharing cryptographic keys illegal, especially if they are widely known already and are no longer "secret?"
- shmerl 3y agoCopyright maximalists managed to circumvent the law by inventing a generic "law" that allows them to ban legal things. I.e. DMCA 1201. As long as they claim it's "circumventing protection measures" they can claim it doesn't matter that it's not infringing anything - it's still forbidden. That's why this garbage "law" should be complete repealed.
- musicale 3y agoIs it established that numbers are a circumvention technology or tool banned by 1201?
- shmerl 3y agoThey can easily claim that. Since keys are numbers anyway. See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Speech_Flag https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Speech_Flag But as easily as they can claim it, as easily it can be defeated if everyone massively ignores it and shares it everywhere, which can highlight absurdity and stupidity of this "law".
- ensignavenger 3y agoIt should be stricken down as unconstitutional as it violates the 1st Amendment.