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Nintendo piracy lawsuit seeks $4.5 million settlement from Reddit mod who sold Switch ROMs

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Nintendo’s latest legal triumph comes at the expense of a Reddit moderator. A U.S. federal court found that James “Archbox” Williams infringed on the company’s copyrights. Using a piracy subreddit, Williams promoted websites that offered Switch ROMs through subscription plans.

 

The popularity of the Switch 2 hasn’t stopped individuals from profiting off original Switch ROMs. With emulators still available, gamers seek out websites and groups to locate these files. A Nintendo lawsuit had already won a default judgment against James “Archbox” Williams, moderator of a Switch piracy subreddit. Now, it’s requesting $4.5 million in damages from a U.S. federal court for copyright infringement claims.

 

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Nintendo’s latest legal triumph comes at the expense of a Reddit moderator. A U.S. federal court found that James “Archbox” Williams...

 

 

Article is a bit misleading.  The lawsuit wasn't about what he said as a reddit moderator, but about the website that he ran.  If there's one thing we know about Nintendo, it's that their lawyers love to get paid!

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