• lemmydividebyzero@reddthat.com
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    5 hours ago

    They also noted that unauthorized streams of illegally obtained (and) unreleased games compromise Nintendo’s prerelease marketing, which is an offense Keighin allegedly committed over 50 times, infringing copyright of 10 different Nintendo titles in the process.ľlľ

    Come on… We are not talking about streamimg an old game (modified or not) on an emulator.

    The guy played a game before it was even released and streamed it… And not only once, but with 10 different games. What an idiot… Was probably warned and ignored it, just like the court hearing…

    • gamer@lemm.ee
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      1 hour ago

      So? Maybe there’s a case against him for regular piracy, but streaming a game pre-release doesn’t seem like anything remotely close to copyright infringement. If anything, it’s journalism and protected speech.

      If a leak causes damage to Nintendo’s marketing plans, then Nintendo shouldn’t have let it leak in the first place. That’s negligence on their part.

      Of course idk the full story here. Not showing up to court and handing Nintendo a default judgement is stupid.

    • 🔍🦘🛎@lemmy.world
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      4 hours ago

      For all its shit with killing fan projects, tournaments, and frivolous lawsuits, this is actually a legitimate case.