Nintendo forced Valve to remove the Wii emulator and GameCube from Steam, stating that it violated the megacorp’s intellectual property rights.
in a message he sees computer gamesNintendo released Valve a DMCA notice, stating that Valve had an “obligation to remove the Dolphin Emulator demo from the Steam store”.
Because Dolphin Emulator infringes Nintendo’s intellectual property rights, including without limitation its rights under the anti-circumvention and anti-trafficking provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), 17 USC § 1201, we are providing you with this notice. Your commitment to remove the Dolphin Emulator demo from the Steam Store”.
“The Dolphin Emulator works by fusing these encryption keys without Nintendo’s permission and decrypting the ROM at or just before boot time. Thus, using the Dolphin Emulator is illegal”[s] A technical measure that effectively controls access to a work protected by Copyright Law.
Only after Nintendo contacted Valve did the same emulation development team learn of the former’s interception. At the time of writing, Valve has already removed the emulator’s store page, and the Dolphin team has yet to confirm how, or even if, it will challenge the lawsuit with a counter-notice.
“It is with great disappointment that we have to announce that the release of Dolphin on Steam has been postponed indefinitely,” said the Dolphin team. via its website.
“Valve has notified us that Nintendo has issued a cease and desist DMCA inference against the Dolphin Steam page, and we have removed Dolphin from Steam until the matter is resolved. We are currently investigating our options and will have a more in-depth response in the near future. We appreciate it. Be patient in the meantime.”
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