Nintendo's exploits in the gaming world are numerous, and for many players, ren has long been a world master.
But for some restless young companies, Lao Ren also has a frightening title, that is, the strongest legal counsel in the Eastern Hemisphere.
Over the years, companies large and small have been sanctioned by the old ren, but in the occasional case, the old man's hammer will also hit the player.
In the middle of this month, a foreign netizen uploaded a set of high-definition scans of the "Super Mario 64" raider book on the archive preservation website, and soon received a warning from Lao Ren.
And this guide was launched 27 years ago, and there has been no re-edition or electronic version over the years, if you can make these old raiders public as game history data, this is also a beautiful thing for Mario's fans or game history fans.
Although Lao Ren owns the copyright of the Raiders, the Raiders have been out of print for many years, and it is reasonable to say that it will not affect the interests of the Old Ren.
But Lao Ren still warned him, and he did not dare to challenge the legal counsel and had to obediently give up, which also reminded many players of the fear of being dominated by this copyright demon.
It is estimated that some chicken friends will be curious about how this "strongest legal officer in the Eastern Hemisphere" came about, and the following Ji will take you to see the road of the old Ren to become a demon god
It was a huge success after the release of the arcade game Donkey Kong in 1981, and its success also attracted the attention of Universal Pictures, hollywood's oldest studio.
Universal Pictures believed that the old "Donkey Kong" infringed the copyright of its movie "King Kong", thinking that this flower seller was so arrogant, so it immediately filed a lawsuit against it.
However, it is embarrassing that Universal Pictures does not have the copyright of King Kong, because the copyright protection period of "King Kong" has long been terminated.
Therefore, the story and image of "King Kong" have long become public copyright, just like you can co-produce a Journey to the West with the United States, playing the monkey king Sun Wukong and blossoming a few times.
So the U.S. District Court naturally ruled in favor of the old man, but then something more interesting happened.
Lao Ren discovers that the content of a handheld game licensed by Universal has copied "Donkey Kong", which is completely different from the novel, so the backhand is a lawsuit.
The incident began with Universal's lawsuit and ended with Universal paying $1.8 million to Lao Ren, who was also enshrined in the lawsuit.
The in-house counsel of other companies is used to defend rights, while the in-house counsel of the old company is used to generate income from this time.
By the way, the name of the super-sucking pink demon Kirby is a tribute to John Kirby, who won the case.
Later, Lao Ren also won the copyright dispute with Sega's "Tetris" and sat in the position of the strongest legal counsel in the Eastern Hemisphere, but occasionally there will be a rollover moment that players like to see.
These old rens have been sued by many players or consumer associations around the world because of the historical legacy of the shift of the Switch handle, and many of them have successfully defended their rights.
At the end of the previous year, Lao Ren also lost the case because of the eshop pre-order refund problem, and lost to the Consumer Association in Europe, which shows that although Lao Ren's legal counsel is very strong, he is not undefeated.
In the face of copyright issues, Lao Ren can strike hard, but in the face of the player's appeal, I hope that Lao Ren will still take a snack in the future