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Nintendo is suing popular console ROM sites LoveROMS.com and LoveRETRO.com for copyright and trademark infringement. According to the complaint, both are “notorious online hubs for pirated video games” that “reproduce, distribute, publicly perform and display a staggering number of unauthorized copies of Nintendo’s video games.”
Nintendo hopes to shut both sites down. The company requests statutory damages of $150,000 per infringing Nintendo game and up to $2,000,000 for each trademark infringement. This means that, with more than 140 copyrighted titles and 40 trademarks on the record, theoretical damages could go up to a staggering $100 million.
Nintendo hopes to shut both sites down. The company requests statutory damages of $150,000 per infringing Nintendo game and up to $2,000,000 for each trademark infringement. This means that, with more than 140 copyrighted titles and 40 trademarks on the record, theoretical damages could go up to a staggering $100 million.