Man get's fined 1.5million for uploading new super mario bros wii

http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,26699545-952,00.html


Ok...not sure wether emulation news or just here is the best place to post...but it's a good and bad thing.


Good-nintendo is cracking down as normal, protecting their property, and laying the smackdown on someone lucky enough to get a pre-release copy.

Bad-This may one day be the fate of all uploaders-even small time people like...me


My mother called me when she saw this on the news, and rightfully so...


I wonder if all those other sites that may have a copy might get shut down themselves.



Most of what I say is opinion though...so what are your thoughts on this aussie betting fined?

 

well serves him right i say, if you do the crime you pay the fine

well on the other hand why would he upload it, if i was him i would take the game and keep it secret

 

Sucks to be him.

I'm going light on my uploading from now on just because I don't feel comfortable with it.

 

I have guide lines to good uploading, I learnt from other websites on the best ways...safe tip i can give here is to use only older games no one cares about.

Safest is to not upload altogether

(Most of the romU uploaders would be getting pre-release games, so this is a matter concerning them)

 

True.

I am stopping the upload of Wii games and just not going to upload anything for a good long while.

I need a break. :

 

Nintendo only stop one James Burt, but there is million more James Burt out there.

 

WHich may have made/distributed more than 1.3 million worth of such games

 

... Wait, what currency is this?
Euros, USD, CAD, or Pounds?

 

AUD

The man is from Brisbane, so he's an aussie.

 

He should have learned to use peer guardian.

 

1 AUD= how much USD?
Just wondering.
AND finally, Nintendo doesnt go sue the flashcart companies!

 

Hi R4. How are you doing?

 

Go look up an online currency converter.

No, he's "Iluvgtavcs"


He liked cars remember-that and I've been watching his post-especially when the pm's I got changed sender name XD

 

You got it straight on, except for my name, holy shit.

I never knew that Natewlie was so hard to spell.

 

Oh, I didn't get it...thanks...

It is when your not looking at it nateliwe.

 

damn hope that never happens to romulation

 

it was a gbatemp regular.

I heard he posted pictures of his receipts (with his details on LOL) proving he got the game early... srsly.

 

Should of used peerblock XD

 

I wonder if hes got the $1.5 million available to pay the fine-and HTF anyone expects him to pay if he hasnt.

Another thing about these cases is how can they finalise some figure.They cant prove what theyve lost out on sales-how do they know that because someone got it for free that they were going to buy it beforehand.

Anyway,it should be the ISP's that cop the fines-its them thats allowing all this copywright infringement to happen LOL