I think that's exactly what is happening. This is often used in politics, and is akin to "I'm just saying..."
"He may or may not have criminal intentions, I don't know, I'm just saying..."
It's intentionally drawing loose correlations and leaving the equivalence up to the reader. Once the suggestion is made, however, it's hard to dissociate.
I agree with one of the ancestor posters - the ESA has no dog in this fight other than fearing that allowing any hacking is a slippery slope, and it is in their favor to make sure "hacking" is never seen in a positive light.
I'd have to disagree based on reading the ESA's position statement. Essentially they point out that in order to circumvent the restrictions on a particular video game, one must circumvent the restrictions on the video game console, which is covered by a different section of the law.
Creating and distributing kits for the circumvention of the console restrictions has a drastically broader application than merely playing abandoned games.
Given that such an exception would essentially gut the law, the ESA most certainly has a dog in the hunt.
I think that's exactly what is happening. This is often used in politics, and is akin to "I'm just saying..."
"He may or may not have criminal intentions, I don't know, I'm just saying..."
It's intentionally drawing loose correlations and leaving the equivalence up to the reader. Once the suggestion is made, however, it's hard to dissociate.
I agree with one of the ancestor posters - the ESA has no dog in this fight other than fearing that allowing any hacking is a slippery slope, and it is in their favor to make sure "hacking" is never seen in a positive light.