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[RoboFu]

remember when they jailed a Japanese guy for selling BOTW save data?

So humane!

Keep buying their products guys! Great company to support.

or just don't be a jerk in the world thinking you are cool for getting away with something for internet fame? is it that hard?
im buying two copies now!

 

[TLZ]

Petty assholes.

 

[ReBurn]

That'll teach them

 

[bender]

When chasing internet clout goes wrong.

 

[F31 Leopard]

 

[daveonezero]

Signing an NDA and braking it is serious. You can't juist break contracts.

I mean, if you leak stuff, use a burner account and distance yourself in as many ways as possible from it. I mean just use a decent VPN on a randomly generated email account, on a new discord account. The VPN shouldn't be able to provide any details if you use the right ones, they're designed that way. If you're being super cautious, VM, privacy focus Linux distro, strip all details from the images, VPN, create email account, free trial a different vpn, and log in on that one while connected to the other VPN, get discord account, post images. Or just says fuck it and YOLO on TOR.

Even then Nintendo probably knows who had access. They could probably determine who it is from the number of people who have access.

Shouldn't even be a crime.

Breaking contracts?

 

[spookyfish]

Not surprised, it was only a matter of time. You can’t escape the Nintendo Ninjas.

Is that Cliff Hanger? Man I *loved* Cliff Hanger.

 

[Jeff Spicoli]

Somebody Is going to be killed. Silently.
By Yakuza.

 

[Fart Knight]

Im gonna get ya boy. IM GONNA GET YA!

 

[Team Andromeda]

Nintendo are SCUM.

 

[Mr Reasonable]

Sorry y'all, Nintendo is well within their right to go after him and that dude should absolutely face consequences.

What are the appropriate consequences in your view?

 

[Cyberpunkd]

Discord doesnt encrypt its chats like Whatsapp?

Whatsapp couldnt comply to the authorites even if they tried.

If true.

 

[Kumomeme]

 

[Tams]

Go get 'im!

 

[The Skull]

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

 

[cireza]

Seriously, they don't have better things to do ?

Waste of time and money. This leak won't even hurt sales, it's a part of the collector edition.

 

[SegaManAU]

 

[phil_t98]

if the person who leaked it signed an NDA then he's done and if it wasn't him they will find who leaked it to him

 

[GymWolf]

Based Nintendo.

 

[hemo memo]

Shouldn't even be a crime.

If you want to be technical it is gray area.

 

[Gameplay Gods Bless]

Discord doesnt encrypt its chats like Whatsapp?

Whatsapp couldnt comply to the authorites even if they tried.

The government gets backdoors though through stuff like the NSA.

 

[hemo memo]

So what exactly happened here? Was he given it early or did he “obtain” it early ? That is very different

Very different indeed. If he was given it early then dude broke NDA and he would be fucked. If he obtained it early then he broke the street date which is a problem that Nintendo have to sort with the retailer not the dude.

 

[hemo memo]

Somebody Is going to be killed. Silently.
By Yakuza.

Nah just a finger.

 

[buenoblue]

Good. Once they find this person they can teach Nintendo how the internet works

 

[chromhound]

Ouch.

"NOA is requesting the attached proposed subpoena that would order Discord Inc. ("Discord") to disclose the identity, including the name(s), address(es), telephone number(s), and e-mail addresses(es) of the user Julien#2743, who is responsible for posting infringing content that appeared at the following Discord channel Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom," the document reads in part."

Nintendo Subpoenas Discord for Identity of Tears of the Kingdom Leaker

Don't mess with Nintendo.

nordic.ign.com

Should have used telegram my guy lol

 

[Robb]

Should have used telegram my guy lol

Wouldn’t have helped, Nintendo’s lawyers are like Santa, always watching.

 

[Hypereides]

Discord doesnt encrypt its chats like Whatsapp?

Whatsapp couldnt comply to the authorites even if they tried.

Private user information, logs and details can be gained from Discord. Especially, if the user in question was reckless about how they approached this. Its happened before.

By the way, I'll bet you $10 that Whatsapp stores sensitive user data that could lead to identify you upon request.

 

[Thabass]

What are the appropriate consequences in your view?

Minimum a fine, maximum a 6 months to a year of jail time.

 

[ANDS]

People who leak confidential information should face consequences. Hopefully they nail this guy.

That is NOT how this works. The only way they can "get" this person is if the work was obtained illegally. Nintendo certainly has control over HOW their IP is engaged with (e.g. with takedown notices and the like that they love using), but they can't just make certain things a crime - certainly can't make civil ones criminal (as some folks in here seem to think).

 

[Mephisto40]

So video game company's have the jurisdiction to just go around demanding other companies hand over their users personal information now?

 

[Deaconstanjesusman]

Meh no surprise. It’s Nintendo.
Surviving off nostalgia and the Beyoncé factor

 

[SmokedMeat]

Sorry y'all, Nintendo is well within their right to go after him and that dude should absolutely face consequences.

Like what? Make him play Wii Music?

 

[cireza]

Signing an NDA and braking it is serious.

Did the guy actually sign anything ?

 

[Bragr]

Someone from Nintendo or someone who produces these booklets likely gave some other person a copy, and he then leaked it.

Nintendo is most likely not trying to punish this guy, but to find out where the leak comes from.

 

[zcaa0g]

Nintendo needs to quit banging blow up dolls and get a real human girlfriend.


Translation: Nintendo needs to get laid.

 

[Elder Legend]

If you want to be technical it is gray area.

There is nothing "gray area" about it when an individual signs an NDA. Signing NDA means you legally agree to not break any rules in the document. If you've broken the rule then you have legally breached the contract and the company has every right and should either sue you or sent you to jail. No one forced you to sign it. They signed it, broke it and now have to face the consequences. This is really not rocket science.

 

[hemo memo]

There is nothing "gray area" about it when an individual signs an NDA. Signing NDA means you legally agree to not break any rules in the document. If you've broken the rule then you have legally breached the contract and the company has every right and should either sue you or sent you to jail. No one forced you to sign it. They signed it, broke it and now have to face the consequences. This is really not rocket science.

NDA? Absolutely. I was talking about breaking the street date.

 

[Elder Legend]

NDA? Absolutely. I was talking about breaking the street date.

if breaking the street date is written up in the NDA then you will still get in trouble. Regardless, it's Nintendo they are very harsh on a lot of things NDA or not.

 

[Setsuna Mudou]

Thought I was in a gaming forum, but I might be mistaken given the expert legal opinions I'm ready here

All the way to years of jail time for sharing some artwork online. Never mind where this individual is located or what law is applicable in his/her country of residence...

Nintendo are fantastic assholes and the way they shit on their fans is quite epic to see.

 

[Drizzlehell]

I hate Nintendo so much.

 

[Alebrije]

Nintendo has spoken..

This guy is doomed.

 

[YeulEmeralda]

Should have used 4chan.

 

[Razvedka]

Discord doesnt encrypt its chats like Whatsapp?

Whatsapp couldnt comply to the authorites even if they tried.

Discord spies on and retains literally everything that you do. In a completely readable format (for Discord internally).

 

[BbMajor7th]

Leaks are annoying as fuck for any major business, but unless you're trying to hide something, they're more of an inconvenience than anything else. People gunning for a hyper wealthy corporate body to chase down and punish individuals though... hope you never accidentally wind up on the business end of a big corpo's ire, forced to bend over and take it all the way to the hilt because even if you're in the right, you don't have the money or power to fight back.