Valve delisted Dolphin from Steam after receiving a DMCA takedown notice from Nintendo. In late March, the developers of Dolphin, an open source emulator that can run most GameCube and Wii titles, said they plan to bring the free app to Valve’s storefront. On May 26 legal notice that I saw Nintendo’s legal team has asked Valve to remove Dolphin from Steam, claiming that the emulator infringes the company’s intellectual property rights.
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. commits you to remove the Dolphin Emulator demo from the Steam Store,” the document states.
With the notification, the Dolphin team has two options on how to proceed. It can either file a counterclaim with Valve, arguing that the emulator does not violate the DMCA as Nintendo claims, or it can choose to comply with the takedown notice. If the team files a counter-notice, Nintendo will have two weeks to decide whether to file a lawsuit. like computer games He notes, however, that it’s unclear whether the company actually intends to take legal action against Dolphin. However, if a case goes to court, it could have far-reaching implications for the emulators. For now, the Dolphin team says it’s deciding what to do next.
“It is with great disappointment that we announce that the release of Dolphin on Steam has been indefinitely postponed,” Dolphin Emulation Project . “We have been notified by Valve 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 considering our options and will have a more in-depth response in the near future.” . As of this writing, you can still download a Dolphin emulator from a and a github page. Dolphin Team did not receive a direct takedown notice from Nintendo.
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