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firebush03 on 12 November 2024
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JWeinCom said:
firebush03 said:

(classic example of "hubris before the fall".)

Though while the dude literally asked for it, it is genuienly very sad to man's bad behavior on something as trivial as an email will leave him with a heavy hole in his wallet (it's not cheap fighting a lawsuit, esp not from a massive corporation like Nintendo). Nintendo makes some great games, though they lack a high degree of sympathy. My hope is this lawsuit will reach an early settlement, granting mercy to EGG, and that EGG may use this situation as a learning opportunity.

They sent several dmca and cease and resists. They tries to get him to stop without any financial penalty. How much more sympathy should they have?

To represent everything you just said in a different manner: Nintendo sent a series of DMCA strikes on his streams (which featured pirated, unreleased content), to which EGG would respond via emailing Nintendo with a ballsy taunt. Nintendo then decides to crush him financially with a lawsuit.

Had he not sent the email, it's very likely there would be no lawsuit; hence, this entire case stems from one dude typing up a stupid email. Making an example of somebody, and thereby threatening their livelihood, all over a single email...how can you not say Nintendo is void of any level of human regard in this instance? You do realize this person's life has potentially been ruined over this? Hundreds of thousands gone due to legal fees (maybe millions if he loses)...that's more than the average American makes over twenty years.

("oh but he also streamed pirated Nintendo games?? That's a good reason for him to have been financially annihilated!! You forgot that part!! :)" yeah no, sorry, that's not a good excuse to ruin somebody's life.)