HardwareFreaks - Hardware News https://hardware.nrgnews.net/ Hardware News Thu, 02 Jul 2026 11:13:36 +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 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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