For Nintendo, an old brand, creativity seems endless. It is because of its persistence in innovation that Nintendo has achieved its glory. Of course, on the road of innovation, Nintendo has accumulated many patents, and the struggle to protect these patents has never stopped.
Mathias Designs is an American game website operator, which owns two game websites, LoveROMS and LoveRETRO. It provides users with game information, download links and a large number of pirated resources, and provides hundreds of free downloads of Nintendo Roms, including the legend of zelda and Pokémon, without Nintendo's authorization.
at present, LoveROMS and LoveRETRO have more than 1 cracked versions of genuine PC and mobile games, which support users to download and use them for free after registration. The function of the website is similar to that of domestic 3DM, but the pirated resources in the game sharing websites such as 3DM are mostly published by community moderators and members, while LoveROMS and LoveRETRO directly provide homepage download links for pirated games.
Nintendo called it "one of the most open and notorious online centers in pirated games", and according to complaints, these websites have made profits from it, unlike some "hobby" simulator sites.
"Reproduction, distribution and public display of a large number of unauthorized copies of Nintendo video games through LoveROMs and LoveRETRO websites, all without Nintendo's permission." Nintendo's Logo and cover art drawings were also used.
after receiving the lawsuit, LoveROMS.com deleted any content related to Nintendo from the website, while LoveRETRO.co gave a notice that it was "closed, and the reopening date will be notified separately".
because of trademark infringement and unfair competition, Nintendo requires the website to pay legal compensation of about $15, for each Nintendo game that has been infringed, and each trademark infringement is up to $2,,, totaling as high as 11 billion yen, or about 67 million yuan ($1 million).
according to the provisions of the copyright law, the copyright owner can enjoy the exclusive right to the work within the time limit stipulated by law. Nintendo believes that Mathias Designs has infringed the company's copyright by providing a large number of pirated games to gain users and making profits through advertising, and asked the website to delete all resources. At present, we still need to wait for the court's trial results.
The development of the game industry is bound to be accompanied by copyright issues. Nintendo's attitude towards rights protection has always been very tough. In recent years, there are no fewer cases about Nintendo's rights protection. In 216, Nintendo launched a large-scale "clean-up" rights protection campaign, and more than 5 infringing games were removed from the shelves.