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[GigaBowser]

 

[MrA]

Doug must be embarrassed right now

 

[Oddvintagechap]

It’s time I HACK my switch in his honor.

 

[daveonezero]

That is so wrong.

 

[Xmengrey]

Such a ridiculous waste to put someone in prison over this.
Unless he was selling ROMs it shouldn't matter let people do what they want with the shit they buy.

 

[Coolwhhip]

So long gay bowser!

 

[Neofire]

Such a ridiculous waste to put someone in prison over this.
Unless he was selling ROMs it shouldn't matter let people do what they want with the shit they buy.

I'm 100% sure he didn't get put on jail and fined for only hacking his own switch but disseminating information on how to do it, among others did. He had kept it to himself noone would have known about it

 

[Banjo64]

The same sentence (or more severe) than some child abusers get in the UK.

 

[Kataploom]

Such a ridiculous waste to put someone in prison over this.
Unless he was selling ROMs it shouldn't matter let people do what they want with the shit they buy.

This is from the article:

"Bowser was involved with the creation and selling devices used to hack video game consoles such as Switch. In doing so, users were able to circumvent console security measures and ultimately play games for free"

 

[MachRc]

DAmn going to have to move one of my HAC-001 to Atmosphere.

RIP SXOS(like fo~realz)

and dont get raped Gary Opa

 

[The_Mike]

 

[Hawking Radiation]

The same sentence (or more severe) than some child abusers get in the UK.

Was going to post this.
Its all fucked up.

40 months and 10 million dollars !
Just WTF

 

[BeardGawd]

This is from the article:

"Bowser was involved with the creation and selling devices used to hack video game consoles such as Switch. In doing so, users were able to circumvent console security measures and ultimately play games for free"

There has to be more to this. I thought hacking was legal aslong as you don't pirate? How can they say what people bought the device for?

 

[Deerock71]

The same sentence (or more severe) than some child abusers get in the UK.

Child abusers should get life. Fuck them.

 

[daveonezero]

I'm 100% sure he didn't get put on jail and fined for only hacking his own switch but disseminating information on how to do it, among others did. He had kept it to himself noone would have known about it

Information is not a crime. Not to mention this didn't stop anything. The information is still out there and someone else is going to make the device.

There has to be more to this. I thought hacking was legal aslong as you don't pirate? How can they say what people bought the device for?

exactly.

This is like "potential" money cost that "could" have "possibly" been "lost" due to his activities. I"m sorry we don't want to live in a world where fake or future crimes can be prosecuted. Especially when the company is making billions of dollars.

10 million is lifetimes for this guy. It is FRACTIONS of PENNIES for a company like Nintendo.

 

[Banjo64]

Child abusers should get life. Fuck them.

Life and castration. It’s a crime where the perp can not be rehabilitated. Anyway, ridiculous sentence really but the courts will always protect corporate interests.

 

[cjp]

Such a ridiculous waste to put someone in prison over this.
Unless he was selling ROMs it shouldn't matter let people do what they want with the shit they buy.

It literally says in the article:

“According to Bowser himself, he was paid $1,000 a month to market and distribute the hacking devices to retailers. Additionally, he managed Team Xecuter’s websites and created “online libraries of pirated videogames for its customers.”

 

[jshackles]

Such a ridiculous waste to put someone in prison over this.
Unless he was selling ROMs it shouldn't matter let people do what they want with the shit they buy.

If I remember correctly, this was the guy behind the Team Executor / SX modchip for the Switch. So he was manufacturing modchips and selling them to distributors worldwide. I believe he was also caught distributing ROM files. So, kind of a double-whammy no-no when it comes to piracy.

 

[KungFucius]

This is pretty ridiculous. The system was insecure and there is an open source hack anyone can use. Charging someone for profiting off of the hack is fine, but 10 million and years? That is fucking inhuman. It values profits and making a useless example over sanity. The real culprit here are Nintendo's security engineers. They fucked up. And Nvidia's did as well, but ultimately the engineers that put parts in a system need to secure them. Nintendo should be fining their incompetent security team for 10 million, plus the value lost to those that use the free hack.

 

[mortal]

I get Nintendo need to protect their IPs, but this is such overkill.

People have gotten lighter sentences for killing or abusing people.

 

[KungFucius]

It literally says in the article:

“According to Bowser himself, he was paid $1,000 a month to market and distribute the hacking devices to retailers. Additionally, he managed Team Xecuter’s websites and created “online libraries of pirated videogames for its customers.”

This is not true. You didn't get access to libraries of pirated games from Bowser or anyone associated with the hack. If he created something it wasn't linked to or advertised as part of the SX product.

 

[daveonezero]

I get Nintendo need to protect their IPs, but this is such overkill.

People have gotten lighter sentences for killing or abusing people.

Nintendo didn't do the sentencing.

 

[SpongebobSquaredance]

I'm 100% sure he didn't get put on jail and fined for only hacking his own switch but disseminating information on how to do it, among others did. He had kept it to himself noone would have known about it

in the meanwhile real life sex offenders and rapists get less than that.

 

[KingGhidorah]

Did he actually get rich out of this? How can he pay that fine?

 

[mortal]

Nintendo didn't do the sentencing.

Well clearly lol.

 

[Dream-Knife]

Don't mess with tech corporations in this new america.

 

[Azurro]

So, with Bowser in jail, there will be no Mario sequel then?

 

[Max_Po]

Harsh sentence, however look on the bright side. ..

Now his mom can go downstairs, Clean and open windows for fresh air and sunlight.

 

[jshackles]

Now his mom can go downstairs, Clean and open windows for fresh air and sunlight.

At least until he comes back home in 3 years...

 

[Pejo]

Now his mom can go downstairs, Clean and open windows for fresh air and sunlight.

I missed in the article where it says he was a Smash Bros player.

So law "experts" - what happens when he gets out and obviously can't pay the 10 mil? More jail time?

 

[Xmengrey]

This is from the article:

"Bowser was involved with the creation and selling devices used to hack video game consoles such as Switch. In doing so, users were able to circumvent console security measures and ultimately play games for free"

And? people back the Switch for homebrew not just piracy he shouldn't be held responsible if people pirate.

 

[Haggard]

So law "experts" - what happens when he gets out and obviously can't pay the 10 mil? More jail time?

He declares bankruptcy and will have nearly everything he earns/owns taken for X years (X depending on the country)

 

[Pejo]

He declares bankruptcy and will have nearly everything he earns/owns taken for X years (X depending on the country)

So in a roundabout way, taxpayers are ultimately going to be covering for him since he'll likely go into some government program just to live?

 

[ClanOfNone]

Probably received dozens of cease and desist orders from Nintendo and disregarded them all. Creating libraries of pirated titles for download didn't help his case either.
I agree the penalties are harsh, but unless I'm missing something this dude hoisted himself on his own petard.

 

[M1chl]

I don't want to get banned for my strong words.

 

[RoadHazard]

Pretty embarrassing for Doug.

 

[ReBurn]

I missed in the article where it says he was a Smash Bros player.

So law "experts" - what happens when he gets out and obviously can't pay the 10 mil? More jail time?

They garnish his wages for the rest of his life, probably.

 

[SLB1904]

Nintendo making a statement lol

 

[TheGodfather07]

thats a harsh punishment just for hacking video game consoles! abusers and murderers get less than that sometimes.

 

[DaleinCalgary]

There are penalties for your actions when you get caught breaking the law.

 

[The_hunter]

If I recall, team xcutor had DRM in their firmware for anti-piracy, that would brick your console on purpose, if you pirated their firmware.

 

[Griffon]

thats a harsh punishment just for hacking video game consoles! abusers and murderers get less than that sometimes.

That's the current justice system: inconveniencing a corporation is considered a more heinous crime than crimes with actual victims.

 

[TheBomb]

simple. just don't do it.

 

[Buggy Loop]

So long Gary bowser!

Fixed.

 

[Closer]

This is not true. You didn't get access to libraries of pirated games from Bowser or anyone associated with the hack. If he created something it wasn't linked to or advertised as part of the SX product.

He made a subscription service where people paid to have access to pirated Switch games. Looks like you've not been following this closely.

 

[Fare thee well]

Let him go free and replace him with the hackers and hack-sellers for Red Dead Online

 

[EviLore]

Bowser was involved with the creation and selling devices used to hack video game consoles such as Switch. In doing so, users were able to circumvent console security measures and ultimately play games for free. According to Bowser himself, he was paid $1,000 a month to market and distribute the hacking devices to retailers. Additionally, he managed Team Xecuter’s websites and created “online libraries of pirated videogames for its customers.”

Was that the extent of his compensation? $1000/month?

 

[Calling 911 Melts Beams]

U wouldnt download a last name

 

[Red Crayon Aristocrat]

So long, Gary Bowser!

 

[reinking]

Don't mess with tech corporations in this new america.

You young? This has been going on for a long time. Lives were ruined for downloading songs.