Saturday, July 7th 2007
Nintendo Wins civil suit and $2.5 million USD against counterfeiters
While Microsoft has recently lost a huge sum of money to make their console work, Nintendo has won a humble sum of money from a court case in Uruguay. Back in 2001, the international version of the FBI busted into a warehouse in Montevideo, Uruguay full of counterfeit Nintendo products. The goods were seized, and the mastermind was captured. The mastermind was charged by the government, and sued by Nintendo. While the mastermind somehow did get an executive pardon, he did not escape Nintendo's lawyers. Nintendo has sought and won $2.5 million USD from the mastermind, as compensation for the counterfeiting.
Nintendo had this to say on this case, and piracy of their consoles in general:
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Nintendo had this to say on this case, and piracy of their consoles in general:
This action exemplifies Nintendo's commitment to combat the international problem of product piracy. These types of illegal operations simply will not be tolerated and Nintendo will do everything in its power to protect its business and its customers.
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But you have to admit, the thought of the FBI coming after some dudes making fake Gamecubes in Uruguay is hilarious :).