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Nintendo pledges "action" over inappropriate use of its characters so players "not made to feel uncomfortable" (www.eurogamer.net)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 65 points 4 months ago (3 children)

I feel like a lot of people are missing the context that this was prompted by a Mario cosplayer sending inappropriate messages to a minor ๐Ÿ˜…

Nintendo is dogshit about their IP, but like I can't really fault them for being upset that someone used the family friendly nature of one of their properties to facilitate an inappropriate interaction with a child. If I were Nintendo I'd be pretty unhappy about that too

[โ€“] [email protected] 27 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Also the IP aggression isn't entirely their fault, Japanese Copyright law requires companies to be waaaaaaaay more aggro than their American counterparts.

It actually caused such a controversy on YouTube a few years ago that YouTube had to release a feature to individual creators to selectively block their videos in certain countries so that they could avoid the risk of getting copy-striked because their video aired where companies are pushed to hit everyone they can with cease and desist letters.

[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago

Interesting, I actually didn't know that, thanks for the additional context! I still find it frustrating but understanding the issue better is always a plus

[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago

It doesn't help that the article takes a 90 degree turn to ramble about Nintendo IP rule34 which seems entirely irrelevant to the actual issue.