Pirate Ordered to Pay Nintendo $1.5 Million

[Bluberry Bat]

Serves the bastard right. I hope he's ruined for life.

Okay, who the fuck are you and who do you think you are? There is never a reason to ruin someone's life like this, let alone over copying a damned game off a multibillion company. His relatives, his kids, they'll -all- feel the brunt of this because he lost a roulette spin, for all intents and purposes.
Piracy illegal and yada-yada but what the fuck, this isn't how you work it out. You can't take one out of a hundred-thousand people doing this, smack them with this fine, and expect it to solve things. This is blatant corporate smack from a lot who don't even think twice about fertilising their garden with 1.5mil, but in the real world that's more than a person will ever have. It's like the ignorant child who hasn't learned the value of money and wants -everything-.

If they smacked nearly -everyone- who pirated with something reasonable, even a 2.5k fine - it's a ton, but it's DOABLE - it would take care of the problem AND dissuade it further, but instead they stomp out one entire life. Fuck you Nintendo.

 

[FluffyGryphon]

Dude, what the fuck.

You're barking up the wrong tree, dude. :>

Okay, who the fuck are you and who do you think you are?

I'd like to think of myself as a law-abiding citizen who knows better than to tempt the vicious jaws of fate.

There is never a reason to ruin someone's life like this, let alone over copying a damned game off a multibillion company. His relatives, his kids, they'll -all- feel the brunt of this because he lost a roulette spin, for all intents and purposes.

I doubt a hacker nerd of his caliber is ever going to have kids.

Piracy illegal and yada-yada but what the fuck, this isn't how you work it out. If they smacked nearly -everyone- who pirated with something reasonable, even a 2.5k fine - it's a ton, but it's DOABLE - it would take care of the problem AND dissuade it further, but instead they stomp out one entire life.

I like to call it strategic pest control. You don't kill the drones, you go straight for the queen laying the eggs. And Nintendo settled with the pirate for a far lower amount, FYI.

Fuck you Nintendo.

I bet if the guy stole Doritos straight from the chip factory and distributed them to everyone for free, you'd be saying "Fuck you Frito-Lay!"

 

[ultraviolet]

Serves the bastard right. I hope he's ruined for life.

For copying and distributing a videogame? Surely someone's life is worth more than that...? I mean sure, he should be punished and fined, but 1.5 million is ridiculous. Why would they do that; surely they must realise that this will probably never be paid? They have nothing to gain from this, and if anything I think it's going to make other pirates laugh more than deter them from piracy.

 

[FluffyGryphon]

For copying and distributing a videogame? Surely someone's life is worth more than that...? I mean sure, he should be punished and fined, but 1.5 million is ridiculous. Why would they do that; surely they must realise that this will probably never be paid? They have nothing to gain from this, and if anything I think it's going to make other pirates laugh more than deter them from piracy.

Nintendo later reached a settlement agreement that has Burt paying a "significant lesser amount."

 

[departuresong]

I'd like to think of myself as a law-abiding citizen who knows better than to tempt the vicious jaws of fate.

oh shit guys he has the power of the law on his side

I bet if the guy stole Doritos straight from the chip factory and distributed them to everyone for free, you'd be saying "Fuck you Frito-Lay!"

People actually lose something when a physical item is stolen. Digital piracy doesn't directly a company financially, and I'm a bet sceptical of it affecting it notably at all.

 

[fresh fruit for Adol]

I doubt a hacker nerd of his caliber is ever going to have kids.

Because setting up torrents and file sharing and the like is so difficult only the nerdiest people can do it, right?

Way to insult a good chunk of the people living in this world, not to mention some of which I'm sure may be going to this forum.

oh shit guys he has the power of the law on his side

oh snaps, what do we do now?

 

[FluffyGryphon]

Because setting up torrents and file sharing and the like is so difficult only the nerdiest people can do it, right?

Way to insult a good chunk of the people living in this world, not to mention some of which I'm sure may be going to this forum.

Setting up torrents and file sharing? Yes, I'm sure all he did was pop the game disk in his PC and set up a torrent. Because it's just that easy. Right. Besides, I was actually making a compliment toward the guy. Smart people don't have many kids, if any. Stupid people have the most kids.

oh shit guys he has the power of the law on his side

I only have arms on my side.

People actually lose something when a physical item is stolen. Digital piracy doesn't directly a company financially, and I'm a bet sceptical of it affecting it notably at all.

You're missing a word in there. And yes, I know. I don't -really- care about this whole case, you know.

Nintendo didn't really do anything to him except slap him on the wrist and turn him into an international celebrity. I love hearing how anarchist people get over commercial property laws. It makes me happy. XD

 

[H-land]

In another article on kotaku, it said he didn't actually have to pay that much..

Did it say how much he did have to pay? Because I'd like to know.