• KaynA
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    157 months ago

    Why wouldn’t it be legal?

    • @Metz@lemmy.world
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      117 months ago

      Yeah i tend to forget that github is in the US and their allmighty DMCA can be used to take down anything. i just have a hard time believing this shit would fly in the EU.

      • @kernelle@lemmy.world
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        77 months ago

        It would, it has, next step after DMCA even in the EU is legal action, which nintendo already fought in court. I don’t know about you but I’m not ready to defend someone else’s code in court.

        • @john89@lemmy.ca
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          37 months ago

          I don’t know about you but I’m not ready to defend someone else’s code in court.

          Errr… will you ever have to? Lol.

          • @kernelle@lemmy.world
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            27 months ago

            Comment OP is forking Yuzu code, we’re talking about how this is fair or unfair. When you fork DMCA’d code you open yourself up to litigation and having to defend someone else’s code in court.

            I won’t, OP might. Did you actually not read the context before replying? Lol.

      • KaynA
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        67 months ago

        Again, why would it not fly in the EU?

        • JohnEdwa
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          Emulation isn’t illegal, reversing encryption isn’t illegal, software patents aren’t valid in some countries.

          That’s for example why the US can’t do anything about VLC “breaking” DVD encryption, as they are based in France and aren’t doing anything wrong.

        • @john89@lemmy.ca
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          47 months ago

          Europeans actually care about their consumers.

          Americans just view them as fat paypigs who are too stupid to fight for their own interests.

    • Natanael
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      67 months ago

      With DMCA get uploader is supposed to get notified and get a chance to file a counter claim