The developers behind open-source GameCube and Wii emulator Dolphin say Nintendo sent Valve a DMCA takedown notice to block Dolphin's impending release on Steam
Unfortunately pretty much everyone has been getting the legal details wrong, incl. … Tweets: @ethangach : NEW: Nintendo breaks silence on making Valve remove the Dolphin emulator from Steam. A spokesperson for the company says it's committed to protecting its work and creativity and accuses the emulator of illegally circumventing its protections. https://twitter.com/... [image] PrinceWatercress / @princewatercres : @FantasyAnime There's an update on this. Turns out, there's not really a DMCA. It was just Valve's legal department asking Nintendo for permission to put Dolphin on Steam and Nintendo just saying “No.” At least we still have other means of getting Dolphin. https://mastodon.delroth.net/ ... Apparently Adan / @manic_socratic : Finding out that Dolphin may have been using Nintendo's encryption keys is a huge shock. Emulators exist because of legal precedent going back to “Bleem!”. The emu MUST contain wholly original code without using any assets or mechanisms from the target console. https://twitter.com/...
Finding out that Dolphin may have been using Nintendo's encryption keys is a huge shock. Emulators exist because of legal precedent going back to “Bleem!”. The emu MUST contain wholly original code without using any assets or mechanisms from the target console. https://twitter.co…
You may have seen or heard the news about @dolphin / Valve / Nintendo from a few hours ago. If not, read e.g. https://www.pcgamer.com/... from the amazing @wes. — Unfortunately pretty much everyone has been getting the legal details wrong, incl. …
NEW: Nintendo breaks silence on making Valve remove the Dolphin emulator from Steam. A spokesperson for the company says it's committed to protecting its work and creativity and accuses the emulator of illegally circumventing its protections. https://twitter.com/... [image]
@FantasyAnime There's an update on this. Turns out, there's not really a DMCA. It was just Valve's legal department asking Nintendo for permission to put Dolphin on Steam and Nintendo just saying “No.” At least we still have other means of getting Dolphin. https://mastodon.delrot…