South Korea Passes Bill to Punish Hack-makers

So apparently South Korea has officially criminalised cheating in games or creating cheats for games with offenders having to pay a $43,000 or possibly face a 5 year jail sentence:

https://pvplive.net/c/south-korea-passes-bill-to-directly-punish-hack-ma

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4041362/Video-gamers-cheat-playing-online-face-FIVE-YEARS-PRISON-new-laws-South-Korea.html

What's your thoughts on this?

That is some draconian shit yo! Are they going to arrest people for dismantling their toasters too?

I guess I'm assuming about Korean law, but I know when we use Steam in the states you don't actually buy games, you just buy licences allowing you to play those games. Assuming it's the same elsewhere, using other game services--not hugely surprising they were able to outlaw making modifications to them.

otherwise i dont see why this is a bad thing

This should be handled by game makers on a game by game basis. Having the government regulate game cheating is massive overreach. What's next, you go to prison for uncalled fouls at a pick up basketball game?

If we're going for the sports parallel, it's also illegal to use performance enhancing drugs. As long as the law specifically applies only to getting an unfair advantage in online games I don't see the problem.