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UK court rules R4 carts for DS illegal
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article published on 29 July, 2010
A High Court in the UK has ruled this week that R4 carts, used by Nintendo DS owners to run homebrew and pirated games, is illegal.
The Court called the carts "game copiers" and ruled they are illegal to import, sell or even advertise in the UK.
Two defendants, Playables Limited and Wai Dat Chan were arguing that the carts simply allowed owners to run homebrew and playback movies and music.
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29. July 2010 @ 12:12 |
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29. July 2010 @ 13:00 |
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just because some ould fart sitting on a high chair says you cant use them
thats not going to make any difference to people who use or plan on using them!
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dEwMe
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29. July 2010 @ 13:09 |
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I think I'lll buy one now...
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elbald90
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29. July 2010 @ 13:17 |
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it just means i can import them and sell them for more money than before :)
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aj123
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29. July 2010 @ 18:15 |
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Originally posted by age of revolution:
Maybe they will make computers illegal next. Just cause you can use them for legal purpose, they can still be used to make illegal copies of copyrighted material and therefore should be illegal
thats just a ridiculous example. The R4 becoming illegal is just common sense in what was going to happen. It is clearly used primarily for illegal activities by most if not all ppl. It won't stop ppl from using them, but it will make it harder for ppl to obtain them, which is pointless anyways because i believe there are better cards out there. Its too lil, too late anyways for this law
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29. July 2010 @ 19:04 |
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glad I've already got mine :D
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29. July 2010 @ 20:59 |
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game copiers. the carts don't Copy anything and there there blank.
the RSA is embedded inside the DS so the judges and Nintendo point of view are both invalid.
Pay more judges off Nintendo, i suppose you can afford them now huh.
then again it is the UK, home of the controlled environment.
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30. July 2010 @ 07:50 |
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Originally posted by aj123:
thats just a ridiculous example. The R4 becoming illegal is just common sense in what was going to happen. It is clearly used primarily for illegal activities by most if not all ppl. It won't stop ppl from using them, but it will make it harder for ppl to obtain them, which is pointless anyways because i believe there are better cards out there. Its too lil, too late anyways for this law
I know plenty of people who do not play many (or any) commercial games on their carts. I happen to be one of them. I don't play anything more complicated than tetris and even that is rare or I play retro games (snes, genesis, etc) on it. I use my ds mainly to listen to music and watch videos when I'm at work. I didn't see the need to buy stand-alone media player when my ds would do the job just fine with the proper equipment (i love my m3 zero)
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dEwMe
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30. July 2010 @ 09:35 |
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Originally posted by aj123:
because i believe there are better cards out there. Its too lil, too late anyways for this law
Doh I bought one yesterday...Any particular sites that would provide more info on what's out there?
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Gnawnivek
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2. August 2010 @ 10:16 |
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Then Jailbreak is illegal in UK as well...
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2. August 2010 @ 21:21 |
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why would some pay for one in the uk. I saw one uk website selling them for 20 pounds. one based in china selling the same one for 7 us dollars with free shipping.
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tongs007
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16. February 2011 @ 15:37 |
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i can buy a nds r4 from uk for under 5 pound and an acekard 2i with a 2 gig card for 13 pound so 20 quid is bull. many people use them them for illegal downloads. just wish nintendo had the spanish ps3 jailbreak judge lol he told sony its there console they can do what they want with it. carts will always be around, wether you pay over the odds or not. illegal to sell in uk but we can buy from abroad and use and download so its a no win
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