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Massive idiocy on Nintendo side, as these sources for these emulators are already backed up and will already resurface again.
by SomeoneFromCA 3y ago
Massive idiocy on Nintendo side, as these sources for these emulators are already backed up and will already resurface again.
- johnnyanmac 3y agoI think the goal is simply to mitigate, not eliminate. I'm sure by now software companies know trying to eliminate piracy is like trying to make cockroaches go extinct.
- Spoom 3y agoI think part of the goal is to have, in the record, a statement that any app that is otherwise legal but requires the user to download cryptographic keys to use is a de facto violation of the DMCA. I think that's why they're settling so easily here and likely paying the settlement for the Yuzu folks. They're hoping that they can use that as precedent for future cases.
- GabrielTFS 3y agoI don't think a random settlement where no judge never decided much of anything can serve as useful precedent in a meaningful way...
- SomeoneFromCA 3y agoYou'd be surprised how stupidly stubborn corps can be.
- LaundroMat 3y agoIt's also about the asset value of IP. Most if not all media companies have IP on their balance sheets. (Showing that you are) protecting IP is part of its value justification.