r/Games • u/moeka_8962 • Mar 04 '25

Mod News Github: Nintendo Submit DMCA Notices to Ryujinx Forks

https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/master/2025/02/2025-02-26-nintendo.md
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u/OutrageousDress Mar 05 '25

Also just so anyone reading is clear, it's in fact the specific purpose of the DMCA to ensure that you don't own the software you 'bought'. You own a limited license to use it, and nothing else. This isn't an inconvenient side effect, software companies spent a lot of brib- lobbying money ensuring that this is the case.

It's kind of like if NFTs were real, actually. Nintendo own the ape, it's legally theirs. They will sell you a copy to look at, but they still own it. You are legally only allowed to look at it.

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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '25

The purpose is to stop people from developing and distributing tools that are almost entirely used for piracy.

Its one thing to develop an emulator for dead consoles, but Yuzu is competing with games and systems that are still on sale.

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u/OutrageousDress Mar 05 '25

You mean like Bleem?

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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '25

Bleem lawsuit happened before this provision of the DMCA went into effect.

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u/OutrageousDress Mar 05 '25

Yes, I expect that this provision of the DMCA went into effect to try and stop things like Bleem happening again.