Nintendo wins lawsuit over R4 piracy

[Hehe Moo]

EXCLUSIVE - An Australian distributor has been ordered to pay Nintendo over half a million dollars for selling video game piracy tool, the R4 mod chip.

The Federal Court ordered that RSJ IT Solutions cease to sell the chip through its gadgetgear.com.au site and any other sites it controlled, as well as paying Nintendo $520,000 in damages.

The court's ruling further excluded the individual respondents from selling their R4 chips anywhere in Australia, while also ordering them to pay Nintendo an additional $100,000.

They have also been required to file an affidavit by the end of this week identifying all suppliers from whom they purchased their R4 chips.

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[Snorlax]

That's so silly.
Nintendo are rich enough. Wouldn't a ban be good enough for them? :/

 

[Hehe Moo]

Lol it's so sad that such a large company is suing for a measly $500,000.

 

[DarkWay]

this was already posted a few days ago

 

[fgghjjkll]

HAHAHAHA i doubt flashcarts will ever be illegal in australia. All the judges here are smart and know "r4-like chips" arn't always used for piracy

 

[Taik]

I lul'd at R4 "modchip" =P

 

[nutella]

Lol it's so sad that such a large company is suing for a measly $500,000.

but fine kongsnutz 1.5 million for uploading 1 game

 

[Mr.Mysterio]

Ummm.......So they can sell other falshcarts?
That's pretty stupid.

 

[tj_cool]

Nintendo from Australia is really taking actions recently
For making a single person pay 1.5M, and now a company 0.5M (which is quite unreasonable since a company can usually pay more than a single person)


also, the picture is broken

 

[House Spider]

Good riddance to bad shit.

 

[zuron7]

R4 is sued.
Get lost Noobs with R4

 

[RupeeClock]

I've seen spam links to an R4 reseller on another forum.
One of the most humourous things on the site is "Consult an R4 expert" with a stock image for a smiling guy.

It's god damn funny.

 

[superrob]

I've seen spam links to an R4 reseller on another forum.
One of the most humourous things on the site is "Consult an R4 expert" with a stock image for a smiling guy.

It's god damn funny.

Lol that one made me lawl..

Its so darn funny how they dont care one single bit about the other flashcards.

 

[Overlord Nadrian]

They DO care about the other flashcarts, but noobs only buy R4's, so when they get those off the market the noobs are gone and piracy might decrease.

@Hehe Moo: Image is broken.

@RupeeClock:

 

[shakirmoledina]

rupeeclock... one of the best images in a long time
its not about the money, its to scare ppl not to buy the R4 cuz its impossible to stop the massive number of R4 carts and variations

 

[Guild McCommunist]

It happens all the time. There was the guy who imported shit loads of R4's in the UK not too long ago and he got sued out the butt hole. Again, it's only sellers (aka bulk buyers) who get targeted. Even then, R4's are pretty much dead.

 

[Overlord Nadrian]

It happens all the time. There was the guy who imported shit loads of R4's in the UK not too long ago and he got sued out the butt hole. Again, it's only sellers (aka bulk buyers) who get targeted. Even then, R4's are pretty much dead.

R4's are the shit. Seriously. Look at how many people still buy them. If you ask someone if they know what a flashcard is, they'll most likely say 'Oh, you mean a R4?'

 

[Jackreyes]

It happens all the time. There was the guy who imported shit loads of R4's in the UK not too long ago and he got sued out the butt hole. Again, it's only sellers (aka bulk buyers) who get targeted. Even then, R4's are pretty much dead.

R4's are the shit. Seriously. Look at how many people still buy them. If you ask someone if they know what a flashcard is, they'll most likely say 'Oh, you mean a R4?'

The most common response would probably be a simple no.

 

[coolness]

Finally

i hope that Akaio don`t be hacked again
(AK 1.5.1 mod)

 

[Overlord Nadrian]

It happens all the time. There was the guy who imported shit loads of R4's in the UK not too long ago and he got sued out the butt hole. Again, it's only sellers (aka bulk buyers) who get targeted. Even then, R4's are pretty much dead.

R4's are the shit. Seriously. Look at how many people still buy them. If you ask someone if they know what a flashcard is, they'll most likely say 'Oh, you mean a R4?'

The most common response would probably be a simple no.

What I meant was, if they know anything about the DS and hacking.