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NOA to Sue for Flash Advance Linkers

Posted by timothy on from the subject-to-confiscation dept.

SamMichaels writes: "I just received a letter from Nintendo of America claiming that Flash Advance Linkers violate the DMCA...I'm to cease sale in my store, and surrender all remaining units to Nintendo. The letter is posted on the front page of Zophar's Domain. Any pro bono lawyers out there?"

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  1. Well what did you expect? by Uttles · · Score: 1, Troll

    From the website:
    The Flash Advance Linker is similar to a cradle for your handheld computer. It plugs into your parallel port and sends/receives ROM data from/to the game or flash cartridge. Once game data is transfered, the flash cartridge is used exactly like a normal game cartridge.

    If you're selling products which can be used to copy Nintendo games, you're going to get legally screwed, that's just life. The DMCA is ridiculous when it comes to sharing mp3's and mpeg movies because those things are not exact duplicates of the original. This, however, is a device which someone could use to produce exact copies of nintendo games and then resell them, and that's just plain illegal, and justifiably so.

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    ~ now you know
  2. Re:Do what? by capnjack · · Score: 0, Troll

    You know how sometimes on web pages, some things are underlined and a different color? Those are links, that you can actually click to get more information about something. Ambitious people also use a search engine of some sort.

    Go here if you're lazy:

    http://www.techtv.com/products/games/story/0,230 08 ,3338287,00.html

  3. My Advice: by Hoonis · · Score: 0, Troll

    Solicit the opionions of random bubbleheads on slashdot!