Yuzu emulator developers settle Nintendo lawsuit, pay $2.4M in damages

Re:Yuzu emulator developers settle Nintendo lawsuit, pay $2.... by jokethrowaway on Monday March 04, 2024 @03:01PM (#39595242)

You don't own the data, just a temporary right to use it.

Of course it's completely bonkers and the result of massive corporations bribing governments to limit our freedom.

As long as I don't sign a contract with an entity I should be able to do anything I want with bytes. Once I enter into an agreement not to share some data I received then I should be punishable - but no shortcuts, sue everyone in court with a due process and lawyer fees.

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Re:Yuzu emulator developers settle Nintendo lawsuit, pay $2.... by frameset on Monday March 04, 2024 @03:16PM (#39595434)

If buying isn't owning then piracy isn't stealing.

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Re:Yuzu emulator developers settle Nintendo lawsuit, pay $2.... by wilsonnb3 on Monday March 04, 2024 @07:39PM (#39598043)

Quite a pithy phrase that has been popular lately but piracy advocates have always claimed that piracy isn't stealing, regardless of whether or not "buying is owning" so I don't think the two are related.

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Re:Yuzu emulator developers settle Nintendo lawsuit, pay $2.... by kenmacd on Monday March 04, 2024 @07:27PM (#39597941)

> You don't own the data, just a temporary right to use it.

Agreed, bonkers. You didn't 'own the data' when it was a VCR recording a broadcast TV show or movie, but now it's all "but they broke our ROT13-super-crypto, throw the book at 'em".

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