Flashcarts banned in Japan

[wraggster]

News via http://www.ds-scene.net/?s=viewtopic&nid=10297

Seems like Japan have been trying to cut out sales of flash cards again. From what i can gather from the news posted on yahoo japan is that a new bill was passed to completely ban the import and export of flash cards. Basically it sounds like they they will try to stop them coming into japan at the border, and anyone caught importing/exporting these devices can face a fine and up to 10yrs in prison. Japan had previously tried to put a ban on the R4 but it never seemed to stop much and is probably why this new bill was passed.

[LDAsh]

I promise not to start ranting, but just imagine if Moonlight not only couldn't create Moonshell, but if ended up in jail for 10 years for even trying to develop it! I know that's an extreme example, it's not like a business selling flashcarts with microSDs full of ROMs on them already, that sounds like a 10 year penalty to me, but it is an example of the damage that has been caused by the outright abuse of what were once known as "devkits". They are now known as "piracy devices".

Merry Christmas.