Photo by Ravi Palwe (Unsplash) Natalie Bravo is an IPilogue Writer and a 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Earthbound is a 1994 role-playing videogame (RPG) released in North America on…
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Nintendo v Bowser: Hacking and Piracy in Video Games
Photo Credit: Magnus Engø (Unsplash) Natalie Bravo is an IPilogue Writer and a 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Like its predecessors, the 2017 Nintendo Switch is not immune to hacking…
It’s Game Over for Tokyo’s’ Infamous Knock-Off Mario Kart Experience
On December 31, 2020, Streetkart (previously known as MariKar) was ordered by the Supreme Court of Japan to pay ¥50 million ($480,000 USD) to Nintendo following a 3-year copyright infringement…
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Mamma Mia: Nintendo Flexes Copyright Against YouTube Video Game Reviewers
Embarrassing marketing gaffe or reasonable exercise of legal rights? Nintendo issues “Content ID match” claims on “Let’s Play” (LP) videos featuring their game franchises. Prolific YouTube user Zack Scott speaks…