flyingjohn
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This will be a nice patreon bux bump.
Even if it is illegal, how can you stop sharing an open source project?
It wasn't out of nowhere. Zelda TOTK promotions were the red line.And switch 2 launching soon also didn't help.For people wondering why out of nowhere Nintendo sued them and not for example ryujinx.
I have my doubts that Nintendo lawyers would even give a damn about some random schizo or his evidence. Yuzu used Zelda images to promote the emu and one of the patreon locked builds was specifically designed to play Zelda TOTK on launch which led to huge patreon bux.I dug up a bit and apparently some angry patreon member who had Windows7 did this
Well, that didn't help Bleem. And connetix was a different type of case.Companies are scared to sue emulators because due to last emulator spat emulators became pretty much perfectly legal
They are going for this:So them suing devs means they have some strong case.
Nobody can forbid you to develop something and nobody can truly prevent any code/algorithm sharing (see the example of a RSA algorithm splitted and printed on several t-shirt weared by people going outside US and then recombined). And nobody can prevent you to compile any code you want on your computer for personal use (as nobody can prevent you to print wathever you want on a t-shirt).It's not about sharing. But developement. You can't share something that doesn't exist.
Nobody can forbid you to develop something and nobody can truly prevent any code/algorithm sharing (see the example of a RSA algorithm splitted and printed on several t-shirt weared by people going outside US and then recombined). And nobody can prevent you to compile any code you want on your computer for personal use (as nobody can prevent you to print wathever you want on a t-shirt).It's not about sharing. But developement. You can't share something that doesn't exist.
Couple of asterisks here.Nobody can forbid you to develop something and nobody can truly prevent any code/algorithm sharing (see the example of a RSA algorithm splitted and printed on several t-shirt weared by people going outside US and then recombined). And nobody can prevent you to compile any code you want on your computer for personal use (as nobody can prevent you to print wathever you want on a t-shirt).It's not about sharing. But developement. You can't share something that doesn't exist.
No, but creating modern emulator requires shitload of work. The reason why citra ryu and yuzu were so fast on scene and in such good shape was because avenue of making $$$ opened up which pushed work further.
Moreover the emulation aspect becomes more and more complicated with every new machine.
So there is line between working emulator and nothing that keeps getting higher and higher.
Though i don't care much these days. Consoles are effectively dying breed. Even Sony now decided to go full multiplatform leaving Ninty alone.
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Even if it is illegal, how can you stop sharing an open source project?
If you are interested you can share your favorite strategy games in my thread here:Regular:flyingjohn said:stuffisn't enough here. We need :peakaustism: tag for such posts.
Edit: Dos & early Windows modified, Commodore64 - Snes added.
So extracting encryption keys from owned devices, for personal uses, is illegal now? And why is Yuzu responsible for the Zelda leak too?
Weren't backup copies for personal use legal? DMCA just forbid reselling and distribution of backup copies. And as far as I know Yuzu don't provides encryption keys, you need to get them from your device.So extracting encryption keys from owned devices, for personal uses, is illegal now? And why is Yuzu responsible for the Zelda leak too?
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024...ndos-legal-case-against-switch-emulator-yuzu/
Nintendo already won the Dolphin lawsuit on the basis it came with the Wii decryption key, so there is precedent. DMCA doesn't permit the user to break copy protection in order to make a backup, so Nintendo will likely focus on that aspect.
Just last week, on Tuesday, February 26th, 2024, news broke out about the Yuzu emulator team being sued by none other than Nintendo themselves, with Nintendo claiming that the emulator apparently allowed users to play certain games early (due to street dates being broken) and also allowing piracy of the current Nintendo Switch system.
Today, in a rather surprisingly quick manner, it seems like Tropic Haze LLC., the company behind the Yuzu team, has reached a settlement with Nintendo in regards to the lawsuit. According to a recent official document uploaded just a few minutes ago, Tropic Haze will pay up 2.4 million USD in favour to Nintendo, with both parties agreeing in the settlement and its amount.
UPDATE: According to the proposed Final Judgement and Permanent Injunction document, Yuzu as a whole in its current form will cease to exist, meaning no further development and prohibition of any distribution of built or source code forms of it.