▲ 1863 ▼ lemmy.world blocked the largest piracy community in all of lemmy (lemmy.dbzer0.com) submitted 2 years ago* by DudePluto@lemmy.world to c/mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world 687 comments fedilink hide all child comments cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/2881638 The largest piracy community is hosted over at !piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com lemmy.world has blocked it. It appears to have also blocked !piracy@lemmy.ml. If this is a problem for you, I'd suggest migrating accounts using LASIM to an instance that doesn't block it (such as lemm.ee). edit: An official announcement has been made:
[–] Luvs2Spuj@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (8 children) Out of the loop, what Nintendo do? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 16 child comments replies: [–] dustyData@lemmy.world 58 points 2 years ago* (2 children) Recently Nintendo closed a lawsuit where the person in question is basically doomed to a lifetime of financial ruin. He was to spend 3 years in prison but was released and owes Nintendo $10 million. Nintendo, the poor indie company, is now entitled to 25% up to 30% of his income for the rest of his life. Gary Bowser Vs. Nintendo. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] quicksand@lemmy.world 37 points 2 years ago (1 child) His name is fucking Bowser!? He needs to sue Nintendo for infringing on his trademark permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Gork@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Hmm, an amount of $10 million to sue Nintendo for trademark infringement sounds fair. permalink fedilink source parent [–] iByteABit@lemm.ee 17 points 2 years ago Fuck Nintendo, jesus permalink fedilink source parent [–] Ganrokh@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago In 2018, someone maintaining a ROM site was ordered to pay Nintendo $12 million. In late 2021, someone was sentenced to 10 years of prison and to pay Nintendo $14.5 million. That person got out on good behavior last April, but 25-30% of their wages are going to be garnished until their debt to Nintendo is paid off - which will likely take the rest of their life. permalink fedilink source parent [–] woelkchen@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago (1 child) Out of the loop, what Nintendo do? Sued him (so far nothing irregular) and he has to pay 10 million dollars or something along this magnitude. Bottom line is, he will have to give a good portion of his income for the rest of his life to Nintendo. OK, that guy was kinda stupid and monetized the website through ads but the punishment is still super excessive for something that resulted in no bodily harm for anyone. Meanwhile, the ROM site could be googled and yet Google is still free to allow users to find pirated media. YouTube started as a video piracy platform (not officially, of course, but unlicensed uploads of popular videos were the reason YouTube grew so much). LW admins will not be granted the same luxury. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cottonmon@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (2 children) Didn't they monetize the website through subscriptions? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ActuallyRuben@actuallyruben.nl 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) They sold a physical switch hacking device permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cottonmon@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Ah, looked more into it and yes, it appears I was mistaken. What got Bowser though is that it appears that they also set up access to roms though I don't know if this was included in the purchase of the device. This was from one of his e-mails: "I [am] going to be busy setting up the 'underground' stuff (rompacks, coverarts, emulators) on maxconsole forums, that will also help on 'grey side' of the device for those wishing to play more than original snes cartridges," Bowser wrote in an email quoted in the indictment against him. "We have a plan in the works to have secure links to these retro rompacks on a protected server, so it will not be a problem," Bowser said in another quoted email. permalink fedilink source parent [–] woelkchen@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Didn’t they monetize the website through subscriptions? Maybe, maybe not. I didn't look up the exact details before writing because the overall point remains that courts punish individuals exceptionally hard for copyright offenses. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Thanks4Nothing@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago Great summary on this Episode of Darker Diaries from last week permalink fedilink source parent [–] LateSilver@lemmyf.uk 8 points 2 years ago Nintendo aggressively pursues copyright claims, often spuriously. permalink fedilink source parent [–] can@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) Not enough apparently permalink fedilink source parent [–] ICastFist@programming.dev 3 points 2 years ago What Sega doesn't No, wait permalink fedilink source parent [–] cottonmon@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Here's an article that has more details on what happened. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dustyData@lemmy.world 58 points 2 years ago* (2 children) Recently Nintendo closed a lawsuit where the person in question is basically doomed to a lifetime of financial ruin. He was to spend 3 years in prison but was released and owes Nintendo $10 million. Nintendo, the poor indie company, is now entitled to 25% up to 30% of his income for the rest of his life. Gary Bowser Vs. Nintendo. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] quicksand@lemmy.world 37 points 2 years ago (1 child) His name is fucking Bowser!? He needs to sue Nintendo for infringing on his trademark permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Gork@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Hmm, an amount of $10 million to sue Nintendo for trademark infringement sounds fair. permalink fedilink source parent [–] iByteABit@lemm.ee 17 points 2 years ago Fuck Nintendo, jesus permalink fedilink source parent
[–] quicksand@lemmy.world 37 points 2 years ago (1 child) His name is fucking Bowser!? He needs to sue Nintendo for infringing on his trademark permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Gork@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Hmm, an amount of $10 million to sue Nintendo for trademark infringement sounds fair. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Gork@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Hmm, an amount of $10 million to sue Nintendo for trademark infringement sounds fair. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ganrokh@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago In 2018, someone maintaining a ROM site was ordered to pay Nintendo $12 million. In late 2021, someone was sentenced to 10 years of prison and to pay Nintendo $14.5 million. That person got out on good behavior last April, but 25-30% of their wages are going to be garnished until their debt to Nintendo is paid off - which will likely take the rest of their life. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] woelkchen@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago (1 child) Out of the loop, what Nintendo do? Sued him (so far nothing irregular) and he has to pay 10 million dollars or something along this magnitude. Bottom line is, he will have to give a good portion of his income for the rest of his life to Nintendo. OK, that guy was kinda stupid and monetized the website through ads but the punishment is still super excessive for something that resulted in no bodily harm for anyone. Meanwhile, the ROM site could be googled and yet Google is still free to allow users to find pirated media. YouTube started as a video piracy platform (not officially, of course, but unlicensed uploads of popular videos were the reason YouTube grew so much). LW admins will not be granted the same luxury. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cottonmon@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (2 children) Didn't they monetize the website through subscriptions? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ActuallyRuben@actuallyruben.nl 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) They sold a physical switch hacking device permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cottonmon@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Ah, looked more into it and yes, it appears I was mistaken. What got Bowser though is that it appears that they also set up access to roms though I don't know if this was included in the purchase of the device. This was from one of his e-mails: "I [am] going to be busy setting up the 'underground' stuff (rompacks, coverarts, emulators) on maxconsole forums, that will also help on 'grey side' of the device for those wishing to play more than original snes cartridges," Bowser wrote in an email quoted in the indictment against him. "We have a plan in the works to have secure links to these retro rompacks on a protected server, so it will not be a problem," Bowser said in another quoted email. permalink fedilink source parent [–] woelkchen@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Didn’t they monetize the website through subscriptions? Maybe, maybe not. I didn't look up the exact details before writing because the overall point remains that courts punish individuals exceptionally hard for copyright offenses. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cottonmon@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (2 children) Didn't they monetize the website through subscriptions? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ActuallyRuben@actuallyruben.nl 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) They sold a physical switch hacking device permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cottonmon@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Ah, looked more into it and yes, it appears I was mistaken. What got Bowser though is that it appears that they also set up access to roms though I don't know if this was included in the purchase of the device. This was from one of his e-mails: "I [am] going to be busy setting up the 'underground' stuff (rompacks, coverarts, emulators) on maxconsole forums, that will also help on 'grey side' of the device for those wishing to play more than original snes cartridges," Bowser wrote in an email quoted in the indictment against him. "We have a plan in the works to have secure links to these retro rompacks on a protected server, so it will not be a problem," Bowser said in another quoted email. permalink fedilink source parent [–] woelkchen@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Didn’t they monetize the website through subscriptions? Maybe, maybe not. I didn't look up the exact details before writing because the overall point remains that courts punish individuals exceptionally hard for copyright offenses. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ActuallyRuben@actuallyruben.nl 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) They sold a physical switch hacking device permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cottonmon@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Ah, looked more into it and yes, it appears I was mistaken. What got Bowser though is that it appears that they also set up access to roms though I don't know if this was included in the purchase of the device. This was from one of his e-mails: "I [am] going to be busy setting up the 'underground' stuff (rompacks, coverarts, emulators) on maxconsole forums, that will also help on 'grey side' of the device for those wishing to play more than original snes cartridges," Bowser wrote in an email quoted in the indictment against him. "We have a plan in the works to have secure links to these retro rompacks on a protected server, so it will not be a problem," Bowser said in another quoted email. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cottonmon@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Ah, looked more into it and yes, it appears I was mistaken. What got Bowser though is that it appears that they also set up access to roms though I don't know if this was included in the purchase of the device. This was from one of his e-mails: "I [am] going to be busy setting up the 'underground' stuff (rompacks, coverarts, emulators) on maxconsole forums, that will also help on 'grey side' of the device for those wishing to play more than original snes cartridges," Bowser wrote in an email quoted in the indictment against him. "We have a plan in the works to have secure links to these retro rompacks on a protected server, so it will not be a problem," Bowser said in another quoted email. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] woelkchen@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Didn’t they monetize the website through subscriptions? Maybe, maybe not. I didn't look up the exact details before writing because the overall point remains that courts punish individuals exceptionally hard for copyright offenses. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Thanks4Nothing@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago Great summary on this Episode of Darker Diaries from last week permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LateSilver@lemmyf.uk 8 points 2 years ago Nintendo aggressively pursues copyright claims, often spuriously. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] can@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) Not enough apparently permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 3 points 2 years ago What Sega doesn't No, wait permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cottonmon@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Here's an article that has more details on what happened. permalink fedilink source parent
