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Nintendo vs. Garry's Mod: Dissecting the 'Fake' Domain Behind All the Chaos (torrentfreak.com)

submitted 6 months ago by LemmyQuest@lemm.ee to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] PlantObserver@lemmy.world 32 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Constant cunty moves like this is why I will not spend one fucking red cent on anything Nintendo ever again.

Yet again, this was not impacting their business/profits in any way shape or form, if anything it helps keep their brand relevant, and they still fuck it up for everyone.

Pirate everything Nintendo.

Retroarch + Vimm's lair is one good source for ROMs for those starting out.

[–] cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 6 months ago

Nintendo has been on my shitlist for a long time. They will never see a single cent from me either.

[+] chiisana@lemmy.chiisana.net -27 points 6 months ago (3 children)

You are advocating piracy, and were never going to spent a cent anyway.

Like it or not, this is how IP laws work. Direct your attention at your local law makers to abolish outdated IP laws.

[–] loutr@sh.itjust.works 11 points 6 months ago

I've owned all of Nintendo's portable consoles (except for the 3DS), a Wii and I currently have a Switch. I have like a thousand euros worth of games on it, all bought through the store.

But I'm tired of this relentless fuckery, and when my daughter's old enough to use the Switch, I will hack my switch and pirate the games I haven't already bought.

Same with streaming, for years I paid for 3 or 4 services, but I'm tired of those fuckers nickel and diming me, and making me jump through hoops to play my paid for content on Linux, so I canceled everything and now run jellyseerr+Jellyfin which is a much better experience.

However I haven't pirated a single PC game in like 20 years, because Valve and Steam are awesome and the prices are fair. Same with Spotify, though Ek is a tool so I'm starting to look for (legal) alternatives.

What I'm getting at is, I don't mind paying for my entertainment, but when I start feeling like a cash cow for fucking assholes you better believe I will sail the high seas.

[–] EndlessApollo@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago

Yar Har Har 🏴‍☠️🗡️

[–] Grangle1@lemm.ee 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

In this case, Japanese IP laws, which are among the strictest in the developed world. That's what allows Nintendo to legally throw their weight around like they do. And given that Japan is the home of many of the world's most valuable IPs, not just in gaming but in many other fields, not to mention the fact that corporate control of the gov't and society is on a whole other level there compared to the West, don't expect those laws to change any time soon.

[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 5 points 6 months ago

The DMCA is an American law. Japanese IP law does not figure into this scenario at all.

[–] simple@lemm.ee 20 points 6 months ago (1 children)

It was already confirmed to be actually Nintendo earlier

[–] TORFdot0@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago

That’s exactly what the article is about. It basically points out that mm-nintendo.com domain is owned by MarkMonitor the brand reputation firm that also owns a bunch of mm-{brand name}.com domains. And basically points out that while it does look like it seems like a scam domain, it really isn’t

[–] chiisana@lemmy.chiisana.net 18 points 6 months ago

I received DMCA from Nintendo in 2015 from dmca@millernash.com which was also confirmed to be legitimate as authorized agents.

Big companies like Nintendo doesn’t have to use their own in house corporate counsel for this kind of enforcement. They can and often do task it out to firms that’ll take on both discovery and take down based on given directive on an agreed rate that’d be cheaper than them doing it in house, so they don’t need to train up an entire department on the skill set required.