Hector Martin on Nostr: This is disappointing. ...
This is disappointing.
https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/4/24090357/nintendo-yuzu-emulator-lawsuit-settlement
On one hand, the Yuzu folks had it coming with all the thinly veiled promotion of game piracy (if you can even call it thinly veiled). There's a reason I banned everyone even remotely talking about that back when I was part of the Wii homebrew community.
On the other, the proposed settlement asserts that the *emulator* itself is a DMCA violation (not just the conduct of those developing it), and that is an absolutely ridiculous idea. I *believe* this doesn't actually set any legal precedent (since it is wasn't litigated, but IANAL), so other emulators should still be safe... but still, really not a good look.
I'm so glad I'm no longer in the game hacking world and having to deal with this kind of stuff...
https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/4/24090357/nintendo-yuzu-emulator-lawsuit-settlement
On one hand, the Yuzu folks had it coming with all the thinly veiled promotion of game piracy (if you can even call it thinly veiled). There's a reason I banned everyone even remotely talking about that back when I was part of the Wii homebrew community.
On the other, the proposed settlement asserts that the *emulator* itself is a DMCA violation (not just the conduct of those developing it), and that is an absolutely ridiculous idea. I *believe* this doesn't actually set any legal precedent (since it is wasn't litigated, but IANAL), so other emulators should still be safe... but still, really not a good look.
I'm so glad I'm no longer in the game hacking world and having to deal with this kind of stuff...