Nintendo is suing the Zelda Leaker via Discord

[Mr Jt (Gog is king)]

Nintendo is suing a leaker via Discord because he just posted pictures of the Artbook (not the Game) of the new upcoming Zelda Game. Notendo all over again.
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Someone using the name JustJulienOffic posted the leaked images on Reddit and then again on Discord as Julien#2743, which suggests that their real name probably is Julien and that they didn’t expect to be pursued by Nintendo.

To that end Nintendo has filed a DMCA subpoena that would force Discord to reveal who ‘Julien’ is, including their address, telephone number and email. So much for internet anonymity.

I hate Nintendo with a passion and so they do you

[Brian9824]

Bird původně napsal:

brian9824 původně napsal:

That is an urban myth. You do not lose a copyright if you do not sue. Nintendo simply doesn't want spoilers out, and whomever is doing so appears to be an employee who is violating their contract.



The artbook hasn't released, and it contains massive spoilers for their game which also hasn't released.

Here too...?

If you pass up an opportunity to sue somebody can use that as supporting evidence in a case to remove your copyright.

Blocking these accounts now. Not a replacement for you recognizing this pattern of behavior and avoiding it btw.

Munithe EXT původně napsal:

brian9824 původně napsal:

That is an urban myth. You do not lose a copyright if you do not sue.

It is entirely possible.

Nope, its an urban myth from people who confuse a copyright with a trademark. The two items are not interchangeable. Zelda is the trademark, and if someone started marketing their own zelda items that would be trademark infringement, not copyright infringement and they'd have to defend against that. Its why Nintendo has sued people who make things like unofficial cake toppers for birthday cakes.

https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/stopping-internet-plagiarism/your-copyrights-online/3-copyright-myths/

If You Don’t Protect Your Copyright, You Lose It
Copyright is not like trademark. Copyright has a set period of time for which it is valid and, unless you take some kind of action, you do not give up those rights.

https://www.hypergridbusiness.com/2011/08/how-to-lose-your-copyright-in-three-easy-step

You also can’t lose your copyright if you don’t defend it. You can ignore violators for years — then come back later, and sue them all. Widespread infringement could reduce the market value of your work, and the courts could award you a smaller settlement, but the copyright would still be yours.

Etc.

[Boblin the Goblin]

Bird původně napsal:

brian9824 původně napsal:

That is an urban myth. You do not lose a copyright if you do not sue. Nintendo simply doesn't want spoilers out, and whomever is doing so appears to be an employee who is violating their contract.



The artbook hasn't released, and it contains massive spoilers for their game which also hasn't released.

Here too...?

If you pass up an opportunity to sue somebody can use that as supporting evidence in a case to remove your copyright.

Blocking these accounts now. Not a replacement for you recognizing this pattern of behavior and avoiding it btw.

He is correct.

You lose a trademark if you do not protect it 'reasonably'. Once you have a copyright, you don't lose it unless you sell it, it was made under 'work for hire' agreement, or you die and wait 70 years.

Source 1.[www.plagiarismtoday.com]

Source 2.[www.hypergridbusiness.com]

[RSebire]

Discord has a reputation for scams, criminality, perversions and facilitation.
Reddit, the same, if not worse.

Hence this story not really being that much of a surprise.

The internet has been weaponised.
And not by good people either.

[Sharkster_00]

Not surprising I mean it was recently found out some Minecraft discord server had leaked files from the pentagon

[sleeps]

Sharkster_00 původně napsal:

Not surprising I mean it was recently found out some Minecraft discord server had leaked files from the pentagon

sounds like a spiritual successor to war thunder china leak

[❤ Sly Succubus ❤]

Its Nintendo, a company that literally has given DMCA's to children streaming Mario and Pokemon, this here is nothing new for them.

[Mr Jt (Gog is king)]

Notendo is more fitting. Sad what happened to them

[TRethehedgehog]

Yea someone else is probably getting sued by Nintendo rn

Are you really surprised

[Dracoco OwO]

sleeps původně napsal:

Sharkster_00 původně napsal:

Not surprising I mean it was recently found out some Minecraft discord server had leaked files from the pentagon

sounds like a spiritual successor to war thunder china leak

War Thunder players link secret documents often to the devs because they don't agree with the balance lmao.

[sfnhltb]

Mr Jt (Gog is king) původně napsal:

So much for internet anonymity.

Err, your ISP knows who you are, they have to so they can bill you. You are not anonymous
unless you make a significant effort to cover your tracks, and even then it is easy to miss something and leak your real information.

Personally I can't see why anyone would expect anything different to this sort of case. If companies let people leak stuff they are planning to release to the public at later dates without punishment, that means they can expect it to happen all the time, meaning they can have no strategy over building up to releases or control of information about their future plans and will just have to continually fire fight endless leaks relating to upcoming titles, alternately playing down the material leaked early, and then having to create replacement new material to release based on their original marketing plans.

And if gaming companies generally got a reputation of being incompetent about controlling the marketing of their products, then at the very least they would have a lot harder time getting as much funding as they do now, because a lack of competence isn't exactly seen as a great feature when people are choosing where to invest their cash.

[❤ Sly Succubus ❤]

https://youtu.be/6vEwHd8nO04?t=18 Miyamoto be like

[Sharkster_00]

Dracoco OwO původně napsal:

sleeps původně napsal:

sounds like a spiritual successor to war thunder china leak

War Thunder players link secret documents often to the devs because they don't agree with the balance lmao.

Being serious real confidental pentagon files were leaked on some Minecraft server the fbi is investigating as we speak

[Doomerang]

Op should of informed us if an nda was broken, otherwise this is all worthless speculation and opinions.

[Kamiyama]

I really want to get the deluxe edition with the steelbook case and artbook but $130 really hurts.

I will probably get the normal edition just because it's already expensive at $60 and be sad that I'm poor and can't afford nice things.

* My bad. It's $70 for the normal version. Yup I'm waiting for a price drop.

[Doomerang]

You will probably be waiting a long time for a price drop being Nintendo, let’s hope we’re still around till then. Based on the state of the world right now who knows. Honestly, if the game is good I would provably just get it and enjoy yourself.