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Nintendo is suing the creators of Switch emulator Yuzu

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Re: Nintendo is suing the creators of Switch emulator Yuzu

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Post by fnimick »

SllX wrote: post #338
manquer wrote: post #300

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Modern ( and ancient) democracies are not direct democracies. There are many reasons why popularity alone of the voting public does not translate into policy. The dangers of tyranny of the majority is well known, will of the people is a necessary but not sufficient reason. There are also some pre-requisites for a functioning democracy like a well-informed electorate which is questionable today at best.

You are correct, but so is the parent (although I wouldn’t have put it quite like that). Laws are there to serve society. Some of the ways it serves society is when it restrains society, but people are not stupid and understand when they’re being unreasonably restrained. Unreasonably being the key word, as I’d like to think we’re all generally anti-murder around here, even if we can argue to death about things like A…

While I agree taxi regulation was done badly, effectively removing all regulation I don't think is the answer. There are huge negative externalities to people who are neither drivers nor riders that should be protected by the law as much as the 'customers' wishes are. (just like the airbnb example, imagine someone cycling in a busy commercial area dodging uber drop-offs throwing open doors, double parking, etc)

Re: Nintendo is suing the creators of Switch emulator Yuzu

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Post by ls612 »

EMIRELADERO wrote: post #360
ls612 wrote: post #341

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While I'm willing to believe that someone like the EFF or similar will step up to provide them competent legal representation given the stakes of this case, I doubt that Yuzu will win against Nintendo given things like the Psystar vs Apple case. That ship sailed 20 years ago and the future is one of being ruled by the whims of major software producers :(

AFAIK Psystar lost because they bundled macOS with their product.

Let's hope you're right.

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causality0 wrote: post #194
teeray wrote: post #74

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I really wish our system had some kind of financial handicap when it came to access to the legal system. Weaponizing the legal system to bankrupt people that would be found Not Guilty shouldn't be possible.

Losing a lawsuit should make you liable for the opponent's legal funds up to the same amount you spent on yours.

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Post by saintradon »

deelowe wrote: post #98
A4ET8a8uTh0 wrote: post #7

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I am not part of that scene, but I am sympathetic to emulation. Is there a notable difference between Yuzu and other switch emulators? I wonder if there are other reasons than Patreon ( money changing hands ) or there were other considerations?

Yuzu has amazing compatibility. I'm guessing it's getting too good for Nintendo. Their concerns with TotK are not without merit. I played it on Yuzu (on PC) because it was a much better experience than on the switch. Within a few days of the game being out, there were resolution and fps patches which made the game run much better. That said, I'm not sure how Yuzu can be blamed for TotK piracy. Guessing Nintendo is th…

Actually, it's even crazier than that. The game got leaked and patches were created before the game got officially released.

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Post by kelseyfrog »

syockit wrote: post #159
kelseyfrog wrote: post #110

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I always wondered what would happen if litigants and defendants could contribute to a common legal fund which would equally fund their attorneys. It would at maximum make litigation twice as expensive which may be worth it alone.

It would be harder for big corpo to sue laypeople, but at the same time harder for laypeople to sue corpo.

Would fewer, fairer lawsuits be a win?

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Post by Liquix »

ApolloFortyNine wrote: post #359

When the game isn't be sold any more, along with the console, emulation makes sense. But the switch emulation for at least 2 years now has been more than good enough to run games of a current gen system, and you're absolutely kidding yourself if you think any meaningful percentage own the game. The emulator also requires Nintendo data they're not actually allowed to ship (there's a number of resources to download it…

> and you're absolutely kidding yourself if you think any meaningful percentage own the game.

respectfully disagree. nintendo has fought hard to capture the casual/normie demographic and they have consistently sold more switches than M$ has sold xbox ones every month since launch.

switch emulation is alive and well but doesn't jeopardize their position as the non-techie's console of choice. therefore they have taken to only pursuing legal action when an emulator is being packaged up for the masses to one-click install on steam

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Post by Mindwipe »

themoonisachees wrote: post #361
deelowe wrote: post #336

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My understanding is that it actually is (or at least probably is) illegal to create and play your own backups...

Depends on jurisdiction. In France and germany, it is totally legal, you are even allowed to acquire a backup through the internet if you so choose.

No it isn't. Where have you got any of those ideas from?
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