mr_MADAFAKA@lemmy.ml to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 8 months agoYuzu Nintendo Switch emulator must cease operations after $2.4M lawsuitwww.dexerto.comexternal-linkmessage-square77fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkYuzu Nintendo Switch emulator must cease operations after $2.4M lawsuitwww.dexerto.commr_MADAFAKA@lemmy.ml to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square77fedilink
minus-squaresawne128 [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoIs that really how it works? Good for them in that case.
minus-squarecarzian@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoIt’s complicated. I’m no lawyer so take this with a grain of salt, but LLCs don’t offer blanket protection. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piercing_the_corporate_veil It is possible to go after people directly, and side step the LLC protection in certain cases. Depends how much Nintendo wants to screw these guys.
Is that really how it works? Good for them in that case.
It’s complicated. I’m no lawyer so take this with a grain of salt, but LLCs don’t offer blanket protection. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piercing_the_corporate_veil
It is possible to go after people directly, and side step the LLC protection in certain cases. Depends how much Nintendo wants to screw these guys.