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https://torrentfreak.com/nintendo-sues-console-rom-sites-for-mass-copyright-infringement-180720
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Nintendo Sues Console ROM Sites For ‘Mass’ Copyright Infringement
- Thread starter Chessguy1
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Read the full article here:
https://torrentfreak.com/nintendo-sues-console-rom-sites-for-mass-copyright-infringement-180720
While Nintendo is well within its rights to sue these websites, a lot of them are located outside of the US and are likely to just keep shell gaming it to avoid any punishment.
The positive to this though is that people have shown a willingness to buy the real McCoy, so the more games they get on virtual consoles and mini consoles the better.
The positive to this though is that people have shown a willingness to buy the real McCoy, so the more games they get on virtual consoles and mini consoles the better.
See the post above. Probably building a record for going after bigger sites next.
Maybe even the soon to be modchips and free cfw coming out soon.
They don't need this to do that. They took gateway sellers to court repeatedly and won. They have the groundwork to crush anyone if they so choose.
This is going to be a never-ending story for Nintendo, they can't keep up with the speed at which these ROMs are made available.
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I actually really liked LoveROMS. Sure, it's filled with pop-ups like there's no tomorrow, but the download speeds, man.
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how exactly do i say loveroms is getting sued without saying loveroms?
Didn't Nintendo actually download some of these Roms from these download sites and resold for the consumers some time ago?
I remember to read something like that on the old site.
I remember to read something like that on the old site.
They want them to "reveal the source" of the ROMs? That makes me think they and their lawyers are clueless.
They used some ancient ripped ROM from the Internet in their own sold products before...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zR1uEwjx7VI
Do they know what a ROM even is?
The sources are lost to the ages.
They used some ancient ripped ROM from the Internet in their own sold products before...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zR1uEwjx7VI
Do they know what a ROM even is?
The sources are lost to the ages.
TorrentFreak is a news site about BitTorrent clients, trackers, and things of that nature. They don't host pirated content on their own (they're very wink-and-nod about it, no sense pretending).
They are a multibillion-dollar corporation they can take on anyone and win without even trying
Not really, I don't think Nintendo has ever sued a rom website. This is big news actually.
It's been hinted that the Roms on virtual console and the classic console series are Roms that Nintendo didn't rip themselves, but pirated online instead. Pretty hypocritical if true.
Nintendo has lost before, when they went after flash cart manufacturers - the court ruled that if the manufacturer doesn't advertise the ability to play illegal roms, it's perfectly legal, so some of the flash cart makers got off scott free.
They lost the wii remote lawsuit.
They lost the Maricar lawsuit.
It happens
And nintendo even downloaded an illegal rom and resold it as VC a few years ago. Funny story
Yeah there was a thing early last year where it turned out that the Super Mario Bros from the Wii virtual console was likely obtained from the internet.
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/...o-download-a-mario-rom-and-sell-it-back-to-us
It was already like fighting a hydra back when I was in elementary school. I'm in my 30's now.
It's simply too easy to host and share this stuff for them to ever clamp down on it.
They still own the copyright of the ripped ROMs, even if the source is out in the wild. It's just that no one claimed to be the new owner for those ROMs, and you can't claim them because copyright duration hasn't ended yet (Expect to be around 2075 for the duration to end).
Or.......... maybe this is just a thing they've been doing for more than a decade.
How much damage can they do if only 0.5% of the roms out there can be bought legitimately on current Nintendo platforms?
Somebody who downloads a rom for non-archival purposes wouldn't necessarily be willing to pay for a legitimate copy of the rom. So the revenue lost is greater than zero, but indeterminate.
Going back to Nesticle one of the OG emulators for windows, this has been a losing battle for Nintendo. I understand they want to assert their rights, but it is dumb to do this and then not offer an alternative permanent source for consumers to buy legal copies.
In many aspects, the emulation scene has kept retro nostalgia alive when the manufacturers were keen on burying all that goodness for time immemorial.
In many aspects, the emulation scene has kept retro nostalgia alive when the manufacturers were keen on burying all that goodness for time immemorial.
You dont think them suing for 100 million dollars might be a bit of a deterrent?
Edit: whoops, tagged the wrong comment
As posted above, it's a deterrent to people stupid enough to run their piracy site out of the US under an LLC
Not that we know for now but it's obviously coming on the online service.
Makes perfect sense for Nintendo to protect their IPs. Most is that these websites will shut down.
two more shall take its place
It's a losing battle, but it'll be interesting to see how this pans out.
I wish they put half as much effort into releasing old games onto their current platforms as they did taking them down from random romsites.
Never heard of these sites before today.
Ah yes, great job at protecting that IP large corporation.