Comments on: Nintendo Cracking Down on BitTorrents http://www.wiiliving.com/nintendo-cracking-down-on-bittorrents/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:07:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: denaroz http://www.wiiliving.com/nintendo-cracking-down-on-bittorrents/comment-page-1/#comment-34914 denaroz Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:56:04 +0000 http://www.wiiliving.com/nintendo-cracking-down-on-bittorrents/#comment-34914 Hasn't the game been replicated and commercially exploited enough by Nintendo? Does their greed really stoop to the level of using the ESA to intimidate the online community by threatening people who have downloaded games they made tens of millions of dollars off over a decade ago? Games you can't even buy if you tried to, games that have been off the shelves for years. Oh wait, that's right. They want to re-release those same games and claim them as newer ones on the DS so they can profiteer from the same thing they already made a fortune off ten years ago. The labour of developer companies they exploit. How imaginative. Way to go, Nintendo! You too, ESA (that's the Enjoyment Stopping Assholes). Hasn’t the game been replicated and commercially exploited enough by Nintendo? Does their greed really stoop to the level of using the ESA to intimidate the online community by threatening people who have downloaded games they made tens of millions of dollars off over a decade ago? Games you can’t even buy if you tried to, games that have been off the shelves for years.

Oh wait, that’s right. They want to re-release those same games and claim them as newer ones on the DS so they can profiteer from the same thing they already made a fortune off ten years ago. The labour of developer companies they exploit. How imaginative. Way to go, Nintendo! You too, ESA (that’s the Enjoyment Stopping Assholes).

]]> By: denaroz http://www.wiiliving.com/nintendo-cracking-down-on-bittorrents/comment-page-1/#comment-34910 denaroz Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:43:37 +0000 http://www.wiiliving.com/nintendo-cracking-down-on-bittorrents/#comment-34910 A friend of mine named "Miyesewf" was recently sent a similar email from the ESA for downloading the Ocarina of Time rom for N64 through a bit torrent. The ridiculous thing is, though, the game is TEN years old! Isn't that just a tad... petty? A friend of mine named “Miyesewf” was recently sent a similar email from the ESA for downloading the Ocarina of Time rom for N64 through a bit torrent. The ridiculous thing is, though, the game is TEN years old! Isn’t that just a tad… petty?

]]> By: glo http://www.wiiliving.com/nintendo-cracking-down-on-bittorrents/comment-page-1/#comment-11817 glo Mon, 24 Dec 2007 20:58:20 +0000 http://www.wiiliving.com/nintendo-cracking-down-on-bittorrents/#comment-11817 You do realize if you are downloading something using BT that you ARE making it available to others? Generally speaking anyway, you can disable uploads but you won't find too many trackers that allow straight up leeching like that. You do realize if you are downloading something using BT that you ARE making it available to others? Generally speaking anyway, you can disable uploads but you won’t find too many trackers that allow straight up leeching like that.

]]> By: big bone http://www.wiiliving.com/nintendo-cracking-down-on-bittorrents/comment-page-1/#comment-11592 big bone Sat, 22 Dec 2007 08:30:52 +0000 http://www.wiiliving.com/nintendo-cracking-down-on-bittorrents/#comment-11592 Interesting... that letter actually states that the account was being used to make the game available online, from a webserver.... via torrent files... therefore the said individual was making the software available on the internet, and NOT downloading it, according to the letter. And as for you who are talking about privacy laws... the URL, IP, DNS provider, is NOT private information... it is VERY public information, and if you think you have privacy online... think again... The said letter is very much so within their rights to contact the ISP, as they are not requesting personal information, they are requesting action to cease the person from making the software available for download.... Read it again and think about it.... they are after those that make software available, not those who download it... just like the police are more interested in drug dealers (major ones) than going after the user, unless of course they want the users to give up their dealers.... Interesting… that letter actually states that the account was being used to make the game available online, from a webserver…. via torrent files… therefore the said individual was making the software available on the internet, and NOT downloading it, according to the letter. And as for you who are talking about privacy laws… the URL, IP, DNS provider, is NOT private information… it is VERY public information, and if you think you have privacy online… think again… The said letter is very much so within their rights to contact the ISP, as they are not requesting personal information, they are requesting action to cease the person from making the software available for download….
Read it again and think about it…. they are after those that make software available, not those who download it… just like the police are more interested in drug dealers (major ones) than going after the user, unless of course they want the users to give up their dealers….

]]> By: Yay America http://www.wiiliving.com/nintendo-cracking-down-on-bittorrents/comment-page-1/#comment-10571 Yay America Thu, 06 Dec 2007 20:37:15 +0000 http://www.wiiliving.com/nintendo-cracking-down-on-bittorrents/#comment-10571 bahaha, its funny, america is still trying to crack down on the final frontier, the internet. We are free, and we shall remain free and fight for our freedom until the last. bahaha, its funny, america is still trying to crack down on the final frontier, the internet. We are free, and we shall remain free and fight for our freedom until the last.

]]> By: Joshua http://www.wiiliving.com/nintendo-cracking-down-on-bittorrents/comment-page-1/#comment-10534 Joshua Thu, 06 Dec 2007 02:30:01 +0000 http://www.wiiliving.com/nintendo-cracking-down-on-bittorrents/#comment-10534 Due to the digital rights act inacted during Bill Clintons reign as president it is against the law to copy any digital media ... even if said media is your own ... i.e i cannot copy my lost dvds for my own use because that would violate the law Due to the digital rights act inacted during Bill Clintons reign as president it is against the law to copy any digital media … even if said media is your own … i.e i cannot copy my lost dvds for my own use because that would violate the law

]]> By: Jim http://www.wiiliving.com/nintendo-cracking-down-on-bittorrents/comment-page-1/#comment-9845 Jim Tue, 20 Nov 2007 23:19:28 +0000 http://www.wiiliving.com/nintendo-cracking-down-on-bittorrents/#comment-9845 You shouldn't download any games unless you own the original. Not only do I own the original games of my backups but I also make my backups from my original games. You don't need to be to smart to make the back ups. The information you need is on the internet and is free. You shouldn’t download any games unless you own the original. Not only do I own the original games of my backups but I also make my backups from my original games. You don’t need to be to smart to make the back ups. The information you need is on the internet and is free.

]]> By: haritori http://www.wiiliving.com/nintendo-cracking-down-on-bittorrents/comment-page-1/#comment-8799 haritori Sat, 03 Nov 2007 01:35:09 +0000 http://www.wiiliving.com/nintendo-cracking-down-on-bittorrents/#comment-8799 well if he had used bT client like utorrent, and enabled encryption he wouldnt have this problem as his isp wouldnt be able to proove he downloaded anything off Torrent, also read the commenst before you DL anythign and check its ok to DL first!! well if he had used bT client like utorrent, and enabled encryption he wouldnt have this problem as his isp wouldnt be able to proove he downloaded anything off Torrent, also read the commenst before you DL anythign and check its ok to DL first!!

]]> By: Veronnica http://www.wiiliving.com/nintendo-cracking-down-on-bittorrents/comment-page-1/#comment-5357 Veronnica Fri, 10 Aug 2007 17:32:15 +0000 http://www.wiiliving.com/nintendo-cracking-down-on-bittorrents/#comment-5357 What if you have the game in real life- you can play it on the nintendo system you have the system but you want it on the computer? It shouldn't be illegal to download it if you have the game. What if you have the game in real life- you can play it on the nintendo system you have the system but you want it on the computer? It shouldn’t be illegal to download it if you have the game.

]]> By: latMUSICring http://www.wiiliving.com/nintendo-cracking-down-on-bittorrents/comment-page-1/#comment-4490 latMUSICring Fri, 13 Jul 2007 14:30:39 +0000 http://www.wiiliving.com/nintendo-cracking-down-on-bittorrents/#comment-4490 What if you already own the game? I have a disc of Wii Sports that is very scratched up and will not play. Is it still illegal to download another copy and destroy the original copy? What if you already own the game?

I have a disc of Wii Sports that is very scratched up and will not play. Is it still illegal to download another copy and destroy the original copy?

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