Referencing to this: https://gbatemp.net/threads/piracy-common-myths.344858/
By such standards, Homebrew, which is running code not endorsed by the company that created the device, or to be retold as invalidating the terms of the license (above underlined),
hence it is technically illegal.
It may not be piracy (copyright infringement), but it does infringe on intellectual property, hence illegal.
So Homebrew and Piracy are both illegal.
In harsher terms (while trying to be not rude), people should get off their high horse and see the reality of the situation:
They are just justifying their actions, in the same manner pirates does.
I bought the disc/cart/game, so I can do whatever I want with the software on it!
Sadly, false as well. In the majority of cases, what you have bought is a physical object containing the information and a license to use that single copy of the information, which is different from owning the object outright.
By such standards, Homebrew, which is running code not endorsed by the company that created the device, or to be retold as invalidating the terms of the license (above underlined),
hence it is technically illegal.
It may not be piracy (copyright infringement), but it does infringe on intellectual property, hence illegal.
So Homebrew and Piracy are both illegal.
In harsher terms (while trying to be not rude), people should get off their high horse and see the reality of the situation:
They are just justifying their actions, in the same manner pirates does.
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