Nintendo ID Claims Youtube LPs

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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.

It's all tied in on the same laws, though, which is how I got to it.

I'd have to look over the thread again, because it's been several hours since I was in the line of thought that I was and sleep has come between then and now, but I didn't just pull it out of thin air.

Also - LPers are still currently acting within the law until a court ruling deems otherwise, which has not happened yet. If you want to outlaw LPing, you have to actually sue a LPer. Most companies know it isn't worth the fight (despite knowing that they probably will win) and opt, instead, for YouTube removal.

Until such time that a court actually makes a firm stance on what constitutes what percent of a video game and the legality of LP videos, LPers are not acting outside of the law in monetizing their videos.

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