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Nintendo is suing the makers of the Switch emulator Yuzu, claims 'There is no lawful way to use Yuzu'::Nintendo of America is suing the maker of the Nintendo Switch emulator Yuzu, saying it "unlawfully circumvents the technological measures" that prevent Switch games from being played on othe

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[–] [email protected] 37 points 8 months ago (16 children)

Can't development just be moved out of the US? Like in my country even downloading copyrighted materials isn't a crime, only uploading so emulators are like double legal.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (5 children)

Where is that? Asking for a friend.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Thanks. FWIW I'm pretty sure that what they are accused of is illegal in all the EU because of the copyright directive.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Most EU countries aren't following the copyright directive actually. Only Germany, Hungary, Malta and Netherlands are.

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