Dolphin Emulator Dev Comments on Steam Removal Controversy

[Deleted member 185088]

Things should go to public domain faster, especially if you are doing nothing with it.

The alice games are a good example, EA doesn't care and doesn't want to let the original developers revive it. Nintendo has a back catalogue of games that no one can even buy anymore. This is stupid. Games are literally dying.

I found on reddit this tv show that flopped so bad they just removed it from the platform for good, so now no one can watch it but pirates.

It's even worst, copyright law makes companies have to go after someone even if they don't care to, because if they don't they can lose the IP. It's absurd,

Things are broken

The whole IP system (especially that of Anglo-Saxon countries) just hinder innovation, those who pretend to create "new" things just copied others nothing particularly new.

Science on the other hand, we have truly new discoveries, yet the information is available (though the stupid system of paywalls remains a huge problem, fortunately there are some people working to make knowledge available freely) to everyone to use.

 

[Zareek]

There needs to be an exception in the DMCA that specifically stipulates that content in considered abandoned if it is not currently sold or a sequel made from it after a reasonable amount of time. I'd like it to be ten years, but twenty would be fine as well. Nintendo and others are sitting on piles of great games which they refuse to sell and refuse to make consoles to play said games on anymore. Meanwhile, tons of people are sitting on collections of these games with no LEGAL way to play them. I totally get protecting franchises like Mario Brothers, Pokémon and Zelda. But you need to sell the games and a device to play them on, or get out of the damn way!

 

[Bomby569]

There needs to be an exception in the DMCA that specifically stipulates that content in considered abandoned if it is not currently sold or a sequel made from it after a reasonable amount of time. I'd like it to be ten years, but twenty would be fine as well. Nintendo and others are sitting on piles of great games which they refuse to sell and refuse to make consoles to play said games on anymore. Meanwhile, tons of people are sitting on collections of these games with no LEGAL way to play them. I totally get protecting franchises like Mario Brothers, Pokémon and Zelda. But you need to sell the games and a device to play them on, or get out of the damn way!

Disney will be pushing for a 1000 year protection of their works very soon.
Even if they are doing Mario Kart 20, Mario Kart OG needs to go to public domain. That's how things should work.

 

[ValenOne]

Nintendo are bullies since Initial release of Gina Sisters in the late 80s.

 

[dicobalt]

Maybe if Nintendo offered games to PC gamers... Instead they demand people pay hundreds for inferior hardware so they can pay even more to get some games. That's fine if you'd use the mobile part of the Switch, but if you're like me I only want to play games on a nice big screen at home.

The whole IP system (especially that of Anglo-Saxon countries) just hinder innovation, those who pretend to create "new" things just copied others nothing particularly new.

Science on the other hand, we have truly new discoveries, yet the information is available (though the stupid system of paywalls remains a huge problem, fortunately there are some people working to make knowledge available freely) to everyone to use.

The IP system in the US is definitely corrupted with greedy lawyers and often used as weapon of control rather than a tool of innovation. That doesn't change the fact that Chinese brands are trash. Half the time it's some product that's hacked together by someone who barely understands what they are doing. Talented people need to be part of a coherent well managed organization to develop new things, Chinese business culture doesn't provide that. In China it's all about doing things as cheap as possible, period.

 

[claes]

Would that be the case if there were no parents?

 

[lexluthermiester]

Nintendo is trash

No, they're just overly-zealous and severely misguided.

Instead they demand people pay hundreds for inferior hardware so they can pay even more to get some games.

Everyone does that. Your point would be what?

 

[NC37]

These devs who flaunt their wares that are on a fringe legality argument never seem to learn that it's better not to shove a poop stick into the giant's face while it's sleeping instead of continuing to do business as usual while it snores away.

 

[lexluthermiester]

These devs who flaunt their wares that are on a fringe legality argument never seem to learn that it's better not to shove a poop stick into the giant's face while it's sleeping instead of continuing to do business as usual while it snores away.

Your understanding of the "legality" of emulation needs help..

 

[Deleted member 185088]

Maybe if Nintendo offered games to PC gamers... Instead they demand people pay hundreds for inferior hardware so they can pay even more to get some games. That's fine if you'd use the mobile part of the Switch, but if you're like me I only want to play games on a nice big screen at home.


The IP system in the US is definitely corrupted with greedy lawyers and often used as weapon of control rather than a tool of innovation. That doesn't change the fact that Chinese brands are trash. Half the time it's some product that's hacked together by someone who barely understands what they are doing. Talented people need to be part of a coherent well managed organization to develop new things, Chinese business culture doesn't provide that. In China it's all about doing things as cheap as possible, period.

Chinese brands just like their American counterpart are trash because they focus in profit, Americans just offer low quality for higher prices.

The issue is that the American way doesn't aim for innovation only profit, to achieve innovation we need collaboration not focusing on few "talented" individuals, once we achieve something it must be shared to build up on it, innovation should improve our whole society not make few individuals richer.

Chinese are just using the market economy to its fullest, to single them out is very bad faith, American products for example aren't known for their quality either cars are a perfect example.

 

[lexluthermiester]

Chinese brands just like their American counterpart are trash because they focus in profit, Americans just offer low quality for higher prices.

Please stop with such clueless comments. Nationality is NOT a factor in the quality of a brand. ALL nations have companies that make crap. It is a universal constant.

The issue is that the American way doesn't aim for innovation only profit

Another clueless comment. It's also counter-intuitive. the American way of life directly inspires innovation and creativity because, unlike some places, such is generally rewarded.

Chinese are just using the market economy to its fullest, to single them out is very bad faith

Are you trying to embarrass yourself or are you deliberately spreading the muck?

American products for example aren't known for their quality either cars are a perfect example.

Another nonsense statement. Most things made in the USA are of good or great quality.

 

[claes]

Started out okay but then turned into the very chauvinism it was critiquing

 

[PapaTaipei]

Nintendo games are bad. It has good sells because it was one of the first in the market, the nostalgia effect is real. They sell games for kids, so when the 1st gen got children they bought them the last Mario/whatever last trendy Nintendo game.

 

[Gooigi's Ex]

Apparently having multiple comments on a topic means I'm offended by it, WHO KNEW? I'm sure your Nobel Prize nomination is gonna be in the post soon.

BUHAHAHAHAHA ok buddy keep on going. Also it it seems you already made that Nobel Prized comment for me . Again I’m not the one who is brigading right now. I said what I said in one comment and you don’t like it. Oops.