A possible setback for DRM in Europe

Posted Feb 13, 2014 7:49 UTC (Thu) by bawjaws (guest, #56952)
Parent article: A possible setback for DRM in Europe

I looked into "jailbreaking" (or whatever) my Wii because the sequel to one of my favourite games was only released in the US, not the EU, and by default the console is region locked. I wonder if that counts for or against Nintendo in this case.

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A possible setback for DRM in Europe

Posted Feb 13, 2014 11:33 UTC (Thu) by Wol (subscriber, #4433) [Link]

Almost certainly against.

I believe region locking is technically illegal in the EU.

As another poster said, you have the *right* to play your legally purchased sequel, and you are permitted to do any necessary steps to exercise that right.

Problem is, of course, the collision between the American Wild West mentality and the European Social mentality, not helped by DRM and and Eastern Misunderstanding.

Cheers,
Wol