Potential Issues
At the moment, it is unclear what effect installation of the Homebrew Channel will have on the warranty. Nintendo maintains that the installation of the Homebrew Channel voids the warranty on a Wii and that users will no longer be protected by warranty from console defects, system file corruption or physical damages because it is considered unauthorized software. Although the Magnuson–Moss Warranty Act states that warrantors cannot require that only branded parts be used with the product in order to retain the warranty, this may not apply as the Homebrew Channel is software, not a physical computer part.
Companies such as Nintendo say that the Homebrew Channel allows for piracy, but the homebrew community argues that they are against piracy and they do not release code to play pirate games, but pirates often steal exploits from the homebrew community and modify them to play these illegal games. The homebrew community has been known to take extra steps against piracy.
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