Nintendo has been going on a legal rampage in recent months, they wanna have complete control over their IP and how it's used, to the point that they apparently hired a company specialized in tracking down IP infringement. At this point they have basically declared war on their own fans.
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Nintendo are hard up for money - https://www.cnbc.com/2024/10/08/saudi-arabias-pif-cuts-stake-in-nintendo-after-report-said-it-was-considering-increase.html
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In Japan, there is the “Wizard Bible case” as well as a gray area called the “Winny case”.
There is also a case called the “Wizard Bible case,” in which a person was arrested for disclosing source code (including security measures) to deal with a computer virus. Even violations or minor issues can be considered obstruction of business by seizing them as evidence at the arrest stage, thereby discouraging disclosure and sharing.
In the case of Nintendo, rather than cracking down on piracy in some countries, the technology has often been analyzed, copied and sold for a long period of time, causing damage.
To top it all off, some places even required the seller of the original to maintain and guarantee the pirated copies.
This is laughable, for example, demanding support for the emulators Nes and Snes.
In this case, they don't want users who have stepped on malware or something related to the Wii-U to get involved.
Maybe they are trying to get rid of anything that is no longer supported as much as possible.
I can understand a certain level of understanding, but I can also see how this could seem violent.🤔
Well, that may be true in Japan, but the lack of decent compensation for “copyrights” and “intellectual property rights (patents)” may be behind the money-grubbing attitude.
Have Japanese Nobel Prize-winning researchers ever become rich from the honor?
I think the answer lies there (maybe).
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Nintendo have always been legal hard-asses when it comes to closing sites and channels. I remember, more than a decade ago, they closed a Pokemon fan site because they were, allegedly, using too many images sourced from the games. Screw companies like that.
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"Nintendo has issued a copyright strike against a YouTube channel that reviews emulation handhelds.
The channel in question, Retro Game Corps, describes itself as offering "in-depth reviews and showcases" as well as "emulation setup guides". One of its more recent videos has received a copyright strike from Nintendo, marking a second strike for the channel.
"My Wii U video was taken down and I received another copyright strike, even though this showcase video was no different than all of the tech demos and reviews I have made on this channel previously," Retro Game Corps owner Russ wrote in a statement on YouTube (thanks, TimeExtension).
Russ is now considering filing a counterclaim as he believes the video "was for educational use, transformative in nature, and had no effect on the market".
"It was a demonstration of a console no longer for sale (even the Wii U eShop is closed, so the company itself has no means of earning revenue from Wii U sales)," Russ said. "However, I am reluctant to open that can of worms with a multi-billion dollar corporation, as their next step would be to file legal action."
The YouTube channel said it will now need to adapt the way it approaches future videos. "I will no longer show any Nintendo games on-screen, which is a shame because I love using those games for my hardware demonstrations," Russ wrote.
The channel is also going to blur out "any Nintendo game content" on its previous videos as a precaution. That includes "even innocuous content like NES games".
"Unfortunately this is going to delay some video releases - my latest video should be up right now, but instead I have to re-edit and re-upload the video first," Russ closed. "I know this is disappointing news, but with now two strikes on my channel, I don't really have any other choice except to adjust accordingly. Thanks for your understanding."
https://www.eurogamer.net/nintendo-issues-copyright-strike-to-youtube-channel-specialising-in-emulation
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