05-10-2020, 09:39 PM
Nintendo Cracks Down On The Super Mario 64 PC Port
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<p>Nintendo’s legal eagles have reportedly begun targeting sites hosting compiled versions of the <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/n64/super_mario_64">Super Mario 64</a></strong> PC port which was made <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/05/super_mario_64_pc_port_shows_the_game_running_at_4k_and_with_ultra_widescreen_support">available</a> on the internet last week.</p>
<p>According to a follow-up story by Torrent Freak, after the initial <a class="external" href="https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/a-full-mario-64-pc-port-has-been-released/">VGC report</a>, links to download the executable version have started to disappear from various file-hosting websites.</p>
<p>The action – at least in part – has been taken by the US-based law firm, Wildwood Law Group LLC. The firm has supposedly worked with Nintendo in the past to “suppress the availability” of modding tools and related products.</p>
<p>TorrentFreak was able to get hold of one of the complaints filed with Google (via <a class="external" href="https://lumendatabase.org/notices/20821203?access_token=bKgEmFytOzlrt8nqYYonjg">LumenDatabase</a>). Here’s exactly what it said:</p>
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<p>The copyrighted work is Nintendo’s Super Mario 64 video game, including the audio-visual work, software, and fictional character depictions covered by U.S. Copyright Reg. No. PA[REDACTED].</p>
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<p><em>The reported file contains an unauthorized derivative work based on Nintendo’s copyrighted work.</em></p>
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<p>Nintendo has also been targeting YouTube channels for uploading footage of the PC port – with many videos receiving copyright claims.</p>
<p>Despite the legal measures taken so far, there are still some cases where Nintendo’s law firm has filed complaints and had no luck getting download links removed. <em>If we hear any more developments, we’ll be sure to let you know.</em></p>
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https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/2020/05/...4-pc-port/
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<p>Nintendo’s legal eagles have reportedly begun targeting sites hosting compiled versions of the <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/n64/super_mario_64">Super Mario 64</a></strong> PC port which was made <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/05/super_mario_64_pc_port_shows_the_game_running_at_4k_and_with_ultra_widescreen_support">available</a> on the internet last week.</p>
<p>According to a follow-up story by Torrent Freak, after the initial <a class="external" href="https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/a-full-mario-64-pc-port-has-been-released/">VGC report</a>, links to download the executable version have started to disappear from various file-hosting websites.</p>
<p>The action – at least in part – has been taken by the US-based law firm, Wildwood Law Group LLC. The firm has supposedly worked with Nintendo in the past to “suppress the availability” of modding tools and related products.</p>
<p>TorrentFreak was able to get hold of one of the complaints filed with Google (via <a class="external" href="https://lumendatabase.org/notices/20821203?access_token=bKgEmFytOzlrt8nqYYonjg">LumenDatabase</a>). Here’s exactly what it said:</p>
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<p>The copyrighted work is Nintendo’s Super Mario 64 video game, including the audio-visual work, software, and fictional character depictions covered by U.S. Copyright Reg. No. PA[REDACTED].</p>
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<blockquote readability="5">
<p><em>The reported file contains an unauthorized derivative work based on Nintendo’s copyrighted work.</em></p>
</blockquote>
<p>Nintendo has also been targeting YouTube channels for uploading footage of the PC port – with many videos receiving copyright claims.</p>
<p>Despite the legal measures taken so far, there are still some cases where Nintendo’s law firm has filed complaints and had no luck getting download links removed. <em>If we hear any more developments, we’ll be sure to let you know.</em></p>
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https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/2020/05/...4-pc-port/