In 1999, Nintendo got a woman in Japan arrested over - and get this - sharing erotic fan art. I’ve read they also might’ve sent private detectives to stalk after her before the arrest, but couldn’t find anything quickly. Anyway it sparked a big shit storm and a debate about what copyright holders are allowed to do, legally and morally.
Wait, they sent people to their house? What the fuck? Are they a video game company, or the mob?
CosmoNova@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Ghyste@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
Yes.
avattar@lemmy.sdf.org 5 weeks ago
They are from Japan, so yakuza? They probably just hire local muscle, though.
SomethingBurger@jlai.lu 5 weeks ago
The Ryujinx dev is Brazilian IIRC.
Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 weeks ago
I read an article about a leather artist who recycled secondhand Gucci (I think? It was a big name fashion brand is all I recall) bags into wallets and things like that, and despite everything being clearly labeled to make sure nobody could mistake it for an official product, they had a similar experience. I wish I could find the article again, because I don’t remember what came of it and my search skills are failing me.
ipkpjersi@lemmy.ml 5 weeks ago
I mean, they are located in Japan, so it’s not like Yakuza don’t exist.
skulblaka@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
You could ask the same thing of Wizards of the Coast who sent goons to a guy’s house over some Magic The Gathering cards.
We live in an age where these two things are becoming interchangeable.
Ashtear@lemm.ee 5 weeks ago
It was literally the Pinkertons. Long-time union infiltrators.
shani66@ani.social 5 weeks ago
God we really are beyond fucked, aren’t we?