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The video game industry just told lawmakers Minecraft and Call of Duty private servers are illegal piracy (www.techspot.com)
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[–] lyralycan@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I'm probably wrong but from what I'm aware of, Donald Trump started the trend of saying something's illegal just because their interest doesn't align with it. The ESA might be referring to their individual corporate law/s instead of, and which in the USA are sometimes more powerful than, state law - doesn't change the fact their statement is false.

It also stands as testament that the lawmakers know so little about the law that they take face-value advice from some random individual