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Did he violate Nintendo's copyright in any way? It is my understanding they were just selling tools to put CFW on your consoles; not selling or hosting roms/source code.

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Just the DMCA I think, which criminalizes the creation of tools to break copyright (with all of the obvious problems that prohibition entails).

Fascinating how a Canadian was convicted of breaking a USA law. I assume the criminal was probably selling the device to Americans but it's bizarre to me. As an American, I would never face judgment for some of the anti-speech laws of China or Saudi Arabia, for example.

I know the Kim Dotcom story is the best example of USA law being global law, but every instance is genuinely fascinating.

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