Nintendo has filed a lawsuit against streamer Jesse "Every game Guru" Keighin for streaming games from ten pirated titles before their release. In a filing filed in the US District Court for the District of Colorado last Wednesday, Nintendo accused Keighin of obtaining and streaming leaked titles on more than 50 occasions since 2022, most
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It’s seeking $150,000 for each alleged violation of Nintendo’s rights outlined in the Copyright Act and $2,500 for each alleged violation of the Copyright Act’s anti-circumvention and anti-trafficking provisions. Alternatively, Nintendo also could elect to take “actual damages,” i.e. money it’s lost, and Keighin’s profits, “in amounts to be proven at trial.”
Thats not even the crazy part
There’s only 6 figures.
The key here is $152.500 per infringement. So if he streamed at least 50 times in the past two years, that’s $76 million at least.
And that falls straight back into “normalcy” (for Nintendo).
That’s not what the article says…
Granted they will be seeking additional damages in court, too.
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Ahhh thanks