Police in Japan have arrested a 36-year-old man on suspicion of selling illegally modified Pokémon save data to customers online — a practice which is banned under the country’s 2019 Unfair Competition Prevention Act.
The 36-year-old has reportedly admitted to committing the crimes at the heart of the ongoing investigation, while providing the justification that he did it to earn a living. According to Automaton, the suspect could face up to five years imprisonment, and/or a fine of up to 5 million yen (over $32,600).
Seems pretty intense but I can’t say I’m surprised. If I recall correctly Japan also has laws against console modding
Seems pretty intense but I can’t say I’m surprised. If I recall correctly Japan also has laws against console modding
iirc its the sale specificly of moddified content. you can do services yourself, but the sale of mod services, content and tools is illegal.
so modding a game, console is okay.
modding to seek profit is not okay.