HardwareFreaks - Hardware News https://hardware.nrgnews.net/ Hardware News Thu, 02 Jul 2026 23:16:34 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 https://hardware.nrgnews.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/hardware-icon-512-150x150.png HardwareFreaks - Hardware News https://hardware.nrgnews.net/ 32 32 The ESA quietly starts walking back baffling statements about private servers being ‘illegal’, though it’s still tutting and wagging its finger https://hardware.nrgnews.net/the-esa-quietly-starts-walking-back-baffling-statements-about-private-servers-being-illegal-though-its-still-tutting-and-wagging-its-finger/ Thu, 02 Jul 2026 23:16:34 +0000 http://192.168.1.15:8084/the-esa-quietly-starts-walking-back-baffling-statements-about-private-servers-being-illegal-though-its-still-tutting-and-wagging-its-finger/ The world of gaming is constantly balancing a tightrope walk between corporate intellectual property and the sprawling freedom of community servers. Recently, the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) stepped into this complex arena with a statement that poked fun at the perceived control over online play, particularly concerning private game servers. In a recent California State […]

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]]> ESA issues statement after claiming private Minecraft servers are ‘illegal’ https://hardware.nrgnews.net/esa-issues-statement-after-claiming-private-minecraft-servers-are-illegal/ Thu, 02 Jul 2026 21:13:06 +0000 http://192.168.1.15:8084/esa-issues-statement-after-claiming-private-minecraft-servers-are-illegal/ The debate over how video games should be preserved—and who controls that preservation—has recently taken a sharp turn into the realm of intellectual property and community rights. What began as a legal discussion about game preservation quickly escalated when representatives from the European Space Agency (ESA) weighed in on the legality of private gaming servers, […]

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]]> Private and community servers for Minecraft and COD are illegal and amount to piracy, ESA tells California Senate — Stop Killing Games-backed bill fails to pass committee https://hardware.nrgnews.net/private-and-community-servers-for-minecraft-and-cod-are-illegal-and-amount-to-piracy-esa-tells-california-senate-stop-killing-games-backed-bill-fails-to-pass-committee/ Thu, 02 Jul 2026 11:13:36 +0000 http://192.168.1.15:8084/private-and-community-servers-for-minecraft-and-cod-are-illegal-and-amount-to-piracy-esa-tells-california-senate-stop-killing-games-backed-bill-fails-to-pass-committee/ The debate over digital game ownership has reached a fascinating, yet frustrating, impasse, pitting industry associations against community efforts in a clash over what constitutes piracy in the age of private servers. The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) recently took a strong stance, informing a California Senate committee that private and community servers are illegal piracy. […]

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]]> The ESA claims private servers for Minecraft are ‘illegal’ in Stop Killing Games hearing https://hardware.nrgnews.net/the-esa-claims-private-servers-for-minecraft-are-illegal-in-stop-killing-games-hearing/ Wed, 01 Jul 2026 13:33:10 +0000 http://192.168.1.15:8084/the-esa-claims-private-servers-for-minecraft-are-illegal-in-stop-killing-games-hearing/ The Great Server Divide: Is Private Gaming Piracy? The fight over access and ownership in the gaming world has reached a fascinating, and highly contentious point. As California addressed the Protect Our Games Act, a major hearing brought into sharp focus the deep divide between large publishers and the community of players who rely on […]

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