I’m frustrated by the Yuzu/Nintendo settlement; it sets a dangerous precedent:
>Developing or distributing software…that…functions only when cryptographic keys are integrated without authorization, violates the Digital Millennium Copyright Act…because the software is primarily designed for the purpose of circumventing technological measures.
Isn’t that how *every* emulator works? What does this mean for game preservation?
https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/4/24090357/nintendo-yuzu-emulator-lawsuit-settlement
@cassidy I feel the fact they had a $30K/mo patreon didn't help their case at all. That's wildly different to some random open source emulator you may find online, that reads already-decrypted rom files, surely?
@killyourfm @popey @cassidy The litigation arm of Nintendo is ruthless. I’d think twice before creating something that touches or resembles their intellectual property.