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[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago (3 children)

It uses assets owned and copyrighted by Nintendo. It doesn't matter if it's free, If they don't want their stuff being used, they have that choice.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

The creator of the Best Buy asset on Steam Workshop for Cities Skylines was issued a takedown for whatever reason.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I suppose that does make sense, still lame though. I do hope that everyone starts dog piling on Nintendo soon though. They are almost as bad as Disney with hogging all the cool generational content behind bullshit public domain laws

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I stopped buying Nintendo products awhile ago. I'm not a fan of how they treat people. The DMCA needs to be eradicated, it is just a way for companies to bully people.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

It also allows you to easily take down someone infringing upon your own rights to your work. Prior to the DMCA, you'd either have to rely on the good graces of the hosting platform, pay a lawyer for a C&D, or file a lawsuit.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

The DMCA safe harbor provision is absolutely huge to the ability of sites to host user generated content.

Without it, sites would have to be far more restrictive because they'd potentially be liable for that content.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Minecraft has a pokemon mod, wonder where nintendo lawyers were with that one?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

I mean if you brag enough they can request a takedown, go ahead!

Pointing fingers with this kind of thing is silly. It's obvious it's because it drew attention.