Current Events > Nintendo Can't Even Get $50 A Month From Sued Rom Site

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Godnorgosh posted...

harley2280 posted...

This case is isolated by the very fact that Nintendo sued.

This isn't about preservation. It's about infringement and profiting on someone else's IP.

It's about both, and we shouldn't overlook either aspect. It's not isolated because it's part of Nintendo's anti-piracy project (I've already shown you what that is), and it's not the only time they've sued over copyright. Their official stance is that they're opposed to piracy, full stop, not only in cases where someone is making money, though I'm sure that's an aggravating factor.

No one said they weren't opposed to piracy. 99% of corporations are opposed to piracy. I'm honestly not sure what you're trying to get at.

You're debating something that I'm not talking about. My entire point was this case is different specifically because Nintendo sued.
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Godnorgosh posted...

harley2280 posted...

No one said they weren't opposed to piracy. 99% of corporations are opposed to piracy. I'm honestly not sure what you're trying to get at.

You're debating something that I'm not talking about. My entire point was this case is different specifically because Nintendo sued.

And I never said this case was exactly the same as other cases. I'm just saying we can't separate it from Nintendo's position on and approach toward piracy generally and how that actually and potentially impacts our ability to preserve old games.

It doesn't though. You can back up any of your old games. That's not what this case was about.
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Godnorgosh posted...

They're distributed freely.

that fair and reasonable. but the guy who owned the website in the OP was selling them which isnt ok.

So is the guy going to prison or can he just file bankruptcy and live with the bankruptcy terms what ever they are?

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Cobra1010 posted...

So is the guy going to prison or can he just file bankruptcy and live with the bankruptcy terms what ever they are?

Unless they can prove that his actions were willful and malicious, he can just file for bankruptcy. People that owed the RIAA hundreds of thousands due to file sharing used the same method

However, given this dude's aversion to having a lawyer represent him, I'm not so sure

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Godnorgosh posted...

Nintendo's official stance is that you can't do that

That's not Nintendo's stance. It's the law in most countries.
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Godnorgosh posted...

harley2280 posted...

That's not Nintendo's stance. It's the law in most countries.

Actually, it's both. And it makes a big difference whether Nintendo will pursue legal action.

True It is both.

The only reason they took legal action is because of the person selling access.
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Dunno what's worse, that he was charging for the site, that he tried to defend himself in court against a fucking million dollars worth company, or that he can't pay $50 a month after how long has it been since the site shut down?

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