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  2. File sharing in Canada - Wikipedia

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    The official synopsis said that "Canada, practically the only government of a developed country not to have implemented international copyright treaties agreed over a decade ago, is a major source of the world's piracy problem. A disproportionate number of illegal sites are hosted on Canadian soil". [22]

  3. Regional lockout - Wikipedia

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    A BIOS included prevents Japanese cartridges (both Mark III and SG-1000) to be used on Western systems, even with adapters. The Sega Card slot on these systems has the same pinout from its Japanese counterpart, but they cannot run Japanese and SG-1000 cards due to lack of a certain code in the ROM header. This can be circumvented by removing ...

  4. ROM hacking - Wikipedia

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    ROMhacking.net has since transitioned over into being a read-only news site for ROM hacking projects after nearly 20 years of hosting on August 1, 2024 due to various reasons beyond the site's control, with its former database and files being archived on the Internet Archive. New submissions on the site were also permanently closed on the same ...

  5. Intellectual property protection by Nintendo - Wikipedia

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    A patent attorney for Nintendo, Koji Nishiura, said of the company's stance on emulation, "While you can't immediately claim that an emulator is illegal in itself, it can become illegal depending on how it's used", and cited examples of emulation disabling security features or providing links for acquiring game ROMs as cases they consider ...

  6. Digital rights management - Wikipedia

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    DRM became a major concern with the growth of the Internet in the 1990s, as piracy crushed CD sales and online video became popular. It peaked in the early 2000s as various countries attempted to respond with legislation and regulations and dissipated in the 2010s as social media and streaming services largely replaced piracy and content providers elaborated next-generation business models.

  7. 13 Foods Banned in Other Countries (but Not Here) - AOL

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    1. Ritz Crackers. Wouldn't ya know, a cracker that's all the rage in America is considered an outrage abroad. Ritz crackers are outlawed in several other countries, including the United Kingdom ...

  8. Russian Organization for Multimedia and Digital Systems

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    ROMS is a body designated by Russian law for collecting and distributing statutory copyright royalty payments from radio stations and Internet download sites in Russia. [1] It is disputed whether they are authorized by law to allow music for download. [2] This in 2015 was pending in the Russian legal system. [3]

  9. Are guns illegal in Canada? Key questions answered - AOL

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    Canada has much stricter gun laws than the United States, but Canadians are allowed to own firearms providing they have a licence. Are guns illegal in Canada? Key questions answered