I think all the pearl clutching in this thread proves that people just copy each others opinions on this site and don’t think beyond surface level. No Pokémon ROM hack has suffered a DMCA in ages, and somebody asking for optional donations for...
I agree, but the donation is optional. I doubt they'll make more than $500, but if they're young and really need financial help in order to work on the hack... maybe the donations will make a difference? Life is getting more and more expensive...
Every time a project is posted here that uses Nintendo IP people comment "can't wait for the dmca"
It's to the point of the stability jokes on switch update threads