Tag: law
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Prison for cheating in games? Yep! In South Korea.
South Korea has just started criminalizing the creation and distribution of aimbots, wall hacks, and anything else not allowed by a game’s terms of service. Anyone convicted of doing any of those things could face up to 5 years in prison or $43,000 in fines. The law doesn’t target esports specifically, although that would seem to be its most…
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German consumer federation goes to court war with Valve
Sorry I didn’t post this earlier but now it’s here, check this out, finally someone BIG is going after Valve, Steam and it’s subscriber agreement. Can’t wait to see how this turns out! The Federation of German Consumers Association (VZBV) has taken issue with Valve and Steam. The VZBV tried to get Valve to allow…
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Few words about ACTA
ACTA is a global anti-counterfeiting (and anti-piracy) agreement that might change the internet as we know it. It would give federal officials the right to inspect your files without any warrant. It would make unauthorized possession of copyrighted material a federal crime. And there’s nowhere in the developed world you’d be able to go to…