How strong is Nintendo’s legal case against Switch emulator Yuzu?
arstechnica.com
Nintendo is "basically taking the position that emulation itself is unlawful."

Seriously what is this? Nintendo argues that by instructing users how to extract the prod.keys from their own switch the yuzu developers are essencially infringing on the DMCA.

So what? Now you can’t even freely use your own property anymore because it goes against the design intentions of some big company that just want’s to milk their users?

Nintendo goes directly after this argument in its lawsuit, arguing that buying a Switch game only means you “have Nintendo’s authorization to play that single copy on an unmodified Nintendo Switch console.”

  • superfes@lemmy.world
    1651·
    9 months ago

    My favorite thing about the modern world is how we don’t get to own the computers we purchase…

      • umbrella
        93·
        9 months ago

        is there a choice? every machine is like this now.

          • umbrella
            1·
            9 months ago

            oh i meant more like computing devices in general, but fair enough, thats part of the reason im more like a pc person.

            • MotoAsh@lemmy.world
              3·
              9 months ago

              Yea, Microsoft is rapidly making Linux a MUCH more attractive OS, especially in spite of their effort to keep DirectX off of it.

              • umbrella
                2·
                9 months ago

                thank god for the ability to install any OS you please on computers.

                imagine if you were locked to windows like phones are to android/ios.

                • MotoAsh@lemmy.world
                  2·
                  9 months ago

                  They’re trying. It’s one reason they wanted to require a TPM 2.0 module. It doesn’t allow it itself, but it makes hardware MUCH easier to identify and block off hardware regardless of MS accounts and go further in the future.

        • squid_slime@lemmy.world
          11·
          9 months ago

          Most desktops have a freely accessible ROMs, its definitely getting worse though but most consoles are a portal to subscriptions

        • entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org
          4·
          9 months ago

          I build my main PCs from parts. Have since I was a kid and I always will because of bullshit like this.

          Every other device I have can serve as a dumb terminal connected to my main PC via either SSH or Moonlight.

              • entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org
                1·
                9 months ago

                Sure, and in terms of extended warranty and aftermarket parts the support is probably better/more guaranteed on a Thinkpad, but in terms of repairability, Framework sells the only 2 laptops that iFixit gave a 10/10

                So I was just adding it on to your analysis. I’d say that warrants consideration, at least.

          • umbrella
            1·
            9 months ago

            Laptops in general are portable but not modular/repairable.

            Its a tradeoff, but it wouldnt be impossible to fix it.

        • bss03@infosec.pub
          2·
          9 months ago

          I build my own. Though I still need non-free software to run, I don’t think it is from any DMCA enforcers.

          System76 is not too bad if you want something mildly customizable but don’t want to futz with doing assembly yourself. I get my laptops from them.

          I’ve tried open phones (multiple) and I still use a Pixel. There is a choice, but I was willing to trade off my freedom for function there. I wish that wasn’t the choice and when I can I support efforts to make it easier for people to choose freedom there.

          So, yeah, there is often a choice. Doesn’t make the status quo acceptable.