the never ending war against piracy is descibed as
Like Ninjas versus Pirates and the battle Field is the Court Room
On October 8th, Nintendo was able to take advantage of an intervention by the High Court of Hong Kong to put a halt to an operation involving the piracy of Nintendo's intellectual property as representatives from Mario's house were able to seize more than 10,000 game copying devices and mod chips.
In addition to the copying and modification devices used to pirate Nintendo DS and Wii titles, they also came upon documents which revealed the scope of the operation, tying The Supreme Factory Limited to Divineo SARL of France and its principal, Max Louarn, all of whom have had legal action declared against them by Iwata and his boys, while the High Court has frozen their distribution and assets, pending the outcome of their legal proceedings.
According to calculations, Nintendo and over 100 other companies lost an estimated $762 million in sales thanks to the permeation of piracy the previous year.
This action is the latest in a string of busts initiated by Nintendo as they seek to continue protecting their property, and it very likely won't be the last.
Friday, January 11, 2008
Nintendo Ninjas Court Marshals them Pirates in Hong Kong, US is next
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