Nintendo ID Claims Youtube LPs

[Sengir]

But I'm not really talking about strict trademark infringement here, I'm talking about how terrifying it's getting to create your own material, at least in America.

Then this is the wrong thread for that. This is about people making money off of something they don't own (you don't "own" a game you buy; you bought the right to play it) and thinking somehow they are the victim when the company they stole from takes all future money. LP'ers should be grateful that Nintendo doesn't ask Google how much money each LP'er has made through ads previously and charge them that amount.

Just because nerds on the internet don't like a rule doesn't mean they are above the law (including copyright law). Fortunately the internet is not an oligarchy as much as Reddit or whatever dumb site says. Actions have consequences, and LP'ers have to accept that by not getting official permission to make a Let's Play they are opening themselves up to all sorts of nasty things.