The following is an email conversation with Nintendo's online manager. BTW, kudos and honor to whomever can get me the email addresses for Nintendo's legal and execs.
I'm sure you're well aware of the potential for abuse of an Email address (spam, etc). Plus, sending a letter takes a little more thought and effort. For these reasons, I'm not at liberty to release Email addresses for Nintendo's legal department. If someone feels strongly enough about this issue, I would encourage them to write a well-thought out letter. I know it's the 90's but people do still send mail the "old fashioned" way!
Also, please be aware that because I am not a member of Nintendo's legal department, all of my statements should not be taken to be official responses from Nintendo on this issue. Thanks.
DANO
At 01:04 PM 2/12/99 -0500, you wrote: >Hey, > >Thanks for the snail mail address, but most of your customers have moved on >to this thing we call the 90s. Does your legal department HAVE email >addresses; do they LIVE in the 90s? Also, this message will be reposted on >Slashdot.org for your and your consumers viewing pleasure. Opinions about >your legal decisions abound there and Nintendo's position WILL NOT BE >TOLERATED. > >-----Original Message----- >From: Dan Owsen [SMTP:dano@nintendo.com] >Sent: Friday, February 12, 1999 1:01 PM >To: jeremy_huckeba@ypb.com >Subject: Re: EMULATION OF THE N64 > >I'm not going to address your comments other than to say that in case you >didn't notice, Sony is taking legal action against Connectix in connection >with their Macintosh emulation. Believe me, companies don't take things to >court unless there is a firm, legal backing behind their arguments, and an >excellent chance at winning. > >Leave the legal wrangling to the lawyers. I don't have anything to do with >this. If you wish to address some comments to Nintendo's lawyers, write to >them at: > >Nintendo of America Legal Department >4820 150th Ave NE >Redmond, WA 98052 > >DANO > >At 12:41 PM 2/12/99 -0500, you wrote: >>Nintendo >> >>It has come to my attention and to the attention of many of my hardcore >>Nintendo gaming fans that you are attempting to quash a LEGAL, let me >>repeat that, LEGAL, emulator of the Nintendo 64 for the PC. I want you to >>know that if you pursue this suit, myself and my gaming friends will make >>an Internet-wide call to all gamers on all gaming sites, to push for the >>source code of the emulator to be released. We will also rally together >>the Nintendo gamers against the greedy bastards at Nintendo that continue >>to pursue this futile attempt at forgoing the US legal system. In >>addition, we will call for third-party hardware developers to utilize the >>source code to develop a cheap, liscense-free version of the Nintendo 64 >>and encourage game developers to write for that platform as it will be >>compatable with your product, thus allowing them to forgo your outrageous >>liscensing fees. In short, the laugh will be on you. If you continue, >and >>Sony doesn't quash you first, your loyal customers will. If the call is >>made it will be picked up almost immediately by CNN and other news >stations >>hungry to see another company flailing. Dont fuck this up, as you have so >>many things in the past. Your customers are waiting for you. >> >> >>EMULATORS AREN'T ILLEGAL AND WE, THE USERS OF THE PC AND THE N64, WILL NOT >>HAVE YOU TELLING US WHAT OUR RIGHTS TO THE PRODUCT WE PURCHASED FROM YOUR >>COMPANY ARE. CEASE AND DESIST THESE ACTIONS OR YOUR CUSTOMERS WILL TAKE >>APPROPRIATE ACTION AGAINST YOU. >> >>A former loyal customer... >> >> >--------------------------------------------- >Dan Owsen >Nintendo Online Manager >www.nintendo.com
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The following is an email conversation with Nintendo's online manager. BTW, kudos and honor to whomever can get me the email addresses for Nintendo's legal and execs.
I'm sure you're well aware of the potential for abuse of an Email address
(spam, etc). Plus, sending a letter takes a little more thought and
effort. For these reasons, I'm not at liberty to release Email addresses
for Nintendo's legal department. If someone feels strongly enough about
this issue, I would encourage them to write a well-thought out letter. I
know it's the 90's but people do still send mail the "old fashioned" way!
Also, please be aware that because I am not a member of Nintendo's legal
department, all of my statements should not be taken to be official
responses from Nintendo on this issue. Thanks.
DANO
At 01:04 PM 2/12/99 -0500, you wrote:
>Hey,
>
>Thanks for the snail mail address, but most of your customers have moved on
>to this thing we call the 90s. Does your legal department HAVE email
>addresses; do they LIVE in the 90s? Also, this message will be reposted on
>Slashdot.org for your and your consumers viewing pleasure. Opinions about
>your legal decisions abound there and Nintendo's position WILL NOT BE
>TOLERATED.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Dan Owsen [SMTP:dano@nintendo.com]
>Sent: Friday, February 12, 1999 1:01 PM
>To: jeremy_huckeba@ypb.com
>Subject: Re: EMULATION OF THE N64
>
>I'm not going to address your comments other than to say that in case you
>didn't notice, Sony is taking legal action against Connectix in connection
>with their Macintosh emulation. Believe me, companies don't take things to
>court unless there is a firm, legal backing behind their arguments, and an
>excellent chance at winning.
>
>Leave the legal wrangling to the lawyers. I don't have anything to do with
>this. If you wish to address some comments to Nintendo's lawyers, write to
>them at:
>
>Nintendo of America Legal Department
>4820 150th Ave NE
>Redmond, WA 98052
>
>DANO
>
>At 12:41 PM 2/12/99 -0500, you wrote:
>>Nintendo
>>
>>It has come to my attention and to the attention of many of my hardcore
>>Nintendo gaming fans that you are attempting to quash a LEGAL, let me
>>repeat that, LEGAL, emulator of the Nintendo 64 for the PC. I want you to
>>know that if you pursue this suit, myself and my gaming friends will make
>>an Internet-wide call to all gamers on all gaming sites, to push for the
>>source code of the emulator to be released. We will also rally together
>>the Nintendo gamers against the greedy bastards at Nintendo that continue
>>to pursue this futile attempt at forgoing the US legal system. In
>>addition, we will call for third-party hardware developers to utilize the
>>source code to develop a cheap, liscense-free version of the Nintendo 64
>>and encourage game developers to write for that platform as it will be
>>compatable with your product, thus allowing them to forgo your outrageous
>>liscensing fees. In short, the laugh will be on you. If you continue,
>and
>>Sony doesn't quash you first, your loyal customers will. If the call is
>>made it will be picked up almost immediately by CNN and other news
>stations
>>hungry to see another company flailing. Dont fuck this up, as you have so
>>many things in the past. Your customers are waiting for you.
>>
>>
>>EMULATORS AREN'T ILLEGAL AND WE, THE USERS OF THE PC AND THE N64, WILL NOT
>>HAVE YOU TELLING US WHAT OUR RIGHTS TO THE PRODUCT WE PURCHASED FROM YOUR
>>COMPANY ARE. CEASE AND DESIST THESE ACTIONS OR YOUR CUSTOMERS WILL TAKE
>>APPROPRIATE ACTION AGAINST YOU.
>>
>>A former loyal customer...
>>
>>
>---------------------------------------------
>Dan Owsen
>Nintendo Online Manager
>www.nintendo.com