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Police in Japan have arrested a 36-year-old man on suspicion of selling illegally modified Pokémon save data to customers online (www.ign.com)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/nottheonion

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[–] NarrativeBear 13 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

But that still is somewhat odd, like if I buy a car I can take it to any mechanic to get it fixed or modified. I would then need to pay them, but I own the car.

The mechanic should not be arrested for modifying my car.

I suppose the "grey zone" is if the modifications allow the owner to access unpaid content. Like maybe heated seats ;)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

It depends on whether you rent or own. You rent a flat and you cannot do what you want. Unfortunately, with games, most law is set up so you rent them and are buying a licence to play them within the conditions set out. It sucks, but that is how it is set up.