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  • nyan@lemmy.cafeEnglish
    11·
    4 hours ago

    I expect the usual game of whack-a-mole will now ensue, with the main repository moving to a new host or changing its name (or both). People sometimes forget that github isn’t the only game in town. Eventually either Nintendo will get tired or the code will end up on a Russian or obscure-nationality server that ignores DMCA notices.

  • Kongar@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    40·
    6 hours ago

    Their insistence on sueing the world of emulation ensures I’ll never buy another Nintendo console ever again. (And I’ve bought all of them so far). Their actions cause the opposite effect of what they want - they are creating pirates.

    • NerfHerder@lemm.eeEnglish
      6·
      4 hours ago

      Ha! I haven’t owned a Nintendo anything since the NES. I’ve never given them a cent and don’t ever plan to.

  • cmder@lemmy.worldEnglish
    40·
    7 hours ago

    Haven’t they admitted that they had no power to really take down emulation since it is legal?

    • patatahooligan@lemmy.worldEnglish
      19·
      5 hours ago

      The DMCA takedown seems to be specifically about Ryujinx’s ability to decode ROMs. Circumventing DRM is in fact illegal according to the DMCA so they appear to have a valid argument. However, in their takedown notice they assume that the decryption keys are obtained illegally. I’m wondering if the DMCA forbids extracting the decryption keys (without distribution) from your own legitimately owned Nintendo hardware for personal backup. If so, then the Ryujinx feature might also be defensible.

      This also raises the question of whether an emulator could be made to work on already decrypted media and let you figure out how to do that yourself. Nintendo could argue that its main use is still to play illegally decrypted ROMs but the emulator would have a decent defense imo.

    • Stovetop@lemmy.worldEnglish
      30·
      6 hours ago

      In theory it depends on if the emulator is using any proprietary Nintendo-owned code. In practice, it doesn’t matter at all because Nintendo can just out-spend any emulation group in legal battles until they give up.

  • JadenSmith@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    9·
    6 hours ago

    Too late! They’re going to have to go after the Ryujinx sporks now. When will they learn? There’s just too much cutlery for them to compete!

    Can’t wait for ByuBinx to release.