Nintendo wins court battle over sale of DS emulation devices
Nintendo sues the makers of DS flash carts.
TOKYO —
The Tokyo District Court on Friday issued an order banning the import and sale by five companies of electronic devices that enable illegally copied software to be used on Nintendo DS handheld game consoles. Judge Masami Ichikawa, who acted on a suit filed by Kyoto-based Nintendo Co and 54 other game software houses, ruled that the import and sale of DS emulation devices, called Magicom (magic computer), runs counter to the unfair competition prevention law as they cancel out the consoles’ copy protection system.
The three-judge panel found that the plaintiffs have suffered business losses by the import and sale of such DS emulation devices which enable users to download and play large quantities of illegally copied game software available over the Internet. The Magicom electronic device deposits illegally copied software into a storage device, such as flash memory. The software can then be used on a Nintendo game console after the storage device is connected to the console.
The defendants had argued that the emulation devices fall outside the scope of regulations under the unfair competition prevention law because they help users play not only copied but also homemade software
Nintendo sues the makers of DS flash carts.
TOKYO —
The Tokyo District Court on Friday issued an order banning the import and sale by five companies of electronic devices that enable illegally copied software to be used on Nintendo DS handheld game consoles. Judge Masami Ichikawa, who acted on a suit filed by Kyoto-based Nintendo Co and 54 other game software houses, ruled that the import and sale of DS emulation devices, called Magicom (magic computer), runs counter to the unfair competition prevention law as they cancel out the consoles’ copy protection system.
The three-judge panel found that the plaintiffs have suffered business losses by the import and sale of such DS emulation devices which enable users to download and play large quantities of illegally copied game software available over the Internet. The Magicom electronic device deposits illegally copied software into a storage device, such as flash memory. The software can then be used on a Nintendo game console after the storage device is connected to the console.
The defendants had argued that the emulation devices fall outside the scope of regulations under the unfair competition prevention law because they help users play not only copied but also homemade software
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