A French judge rules that users have the right to use flash cards for homebrew projects.
A court in Paris, France has dismissed a lawsuit presented by Nintendo over the use of DS flash cards. Nintendo was attempting to stop their use due to their ability to bypass piracy protection and illegally emulate DS titles.
However, the presiding judge explained that flash cards are often used for homebrew and do-it-yourself projects, and that users of the console have the right to develop software for it. The judge compared it to PC users holding a legal license for Microsoft Windows, but still being allowed by law to develop their own software for the operating system.
The court further reasoned that users should have the right to develop software for the system without needing proprietary development kits, and that flash cards assisted them in this regard.