Super Pirate Bros.

[VirusType2]

A man who uploaded Super Mario Bros. for the Wii before its commercial release has agreed to settle with Nintendo. The 24 year-old, who uploaded the game to the Internet in November 2009, has agreed to pay the games giant $1.3m in damages.

James Burt, a 24 year-old manager at games retailer Electronics Boutique, admitted uploading the game on November 6th, a week before its commercial release in Australia.

The game was a sure fire hit on BitTorrent. Data collected by TorrentFreak indicated that by December 27th 2009, the game had been downloaded 1,150,000 times.

Full story

Haha, stupid **** owes Nintendo 1.3 million, works retail games store. Good luck. Maybe he needs to find a new job first too.

I hate that people leak media before it even comes out. That's ****ed up. It might be alright if it was for a handful of friends, but over a million people downloaded it, according to TorrentFreak. Curiously, this game actually released first in Australia.

 

[lame-o]

I may have downloaded it and contributed to his debt

Stupid cock.

 

[VirusType2]

Works out to be about $1 per download. He got lucky, I think it could have been much worse. For example, record labels would have tried to get full retail value for each download.

 

[Krynn72]

Whats even worse, theres no way EB let him keep his job.

While I agree with the legality of the issue, I really wish courts (and companies) would agree on settlements/fines that are within the perpetrator's means of paying back. The guy's life is pretty much completely ****ed now, with almost everything he makes his entire life going to Nintendo. I wonder if he will just declare bankruptcy and get out of paying it back.

 

[Sloth]

While I agree with the legality of the issue, I really wish courts (and companies) would agree on settlements/fines that are within the perpetrator's means of paying back. The guy's life is pretty much completely ****ed now, with almost everything he makes his entire life going to Nintendo.

I agree with you here, its horrid to say that one mistake will cost this man his life - small crimes give small prison sentences but for one mistake it will cost James Burt the rest of his life...

 

[Wizard]

*declares bankruptcy*

All better!

 

[Raziaar]

*declares bankruptcy*

All better!

WINDMILLS DO NOT WORK THAT WAY!

 

[Krynn72]

Ahahahahahah!

 

[Wizard]

Windmills? WHAT.

 

[Bad^Hat]

Good on Nintendo for throwing the book at this rapscallion. Where do crooks like this get off taking from the little guy, I mean they're probably struggling to break even as is, think of how much money his scandalous actions have cost the--

http://kotaku.com/5458819/new-super-mario-bros-beats-out-valkyria-chronicles-2-in-japan
http://kotaku.com/5458562/nintendo-game-sales-mario-pokemon-zelda-selling-millions-millions
http://kotaku.com/5458518/nintendo-games-dominate-overall-wii-ds-sales
http://kotaku.com/5454378/new-super-mario-bros-wii-has-already-outsold-mario-galaxy

Oh yeah.

 

[Naph]

Uh, EB pre-releases games all the time. Target here had done it a few times before; surprisingly getting away with it too.

 

[jondy]

WINDMILLS DO NOT WORK THAT WAY!

GOODNIGHT!

 

[Bad^Hat]

Uh, EB pre-releases games all the time. Target here had done it a few times before; surprisingly getting away with it too.

Yep. I even had a game pre-ordered at EB once (once) and they called me up the day before release like "hurf we're giving them out early lol come get it."

 

[Mr Stabby]

*declares bankruptcy*

All better!

Never be able to get a mortgage or a financial loan of any kind though.

 

[Krynn72]

You think he'd be able to get those now that hes 1.3 million dollars in debt?

 

[VirusType2]

Uh, EB pre-releases games all the time.

But not for free, to the entire planet.

 

[Acepilotf14]

<sips coffee>

 

[CyberPitz]

Good on Nintendo for throwing the book at this rapscallion. Where do crooks like this get off taking from the little guy, I mean they're probably struggling to break even as is, think of how much money his scandalous actions have cost the--

http://kotaku.com/5458819/new-super-mario-bros-beats-out-valkyria-chronicles-2-in-japan
http://kotaku.com/5458562/nintendo-game-sales-mario-pokemon-zelda-selling-millions-millions
http://kotaku.com/5458518/nintendo-games-dominate-overall-wii-ds-sales
http://kotaku.com/5454378/new-super-mario-bros-wii-has-already-outsold-mario-galaxy

Oh yeah.

Damn those people making money using their full legal right against someone. Hell, if anybody makes 'enough money' *subjective* they shouldn't be allowed to sue!

 

[Mr Stabby]

You think he'd be able to get those now that hes 1.3 million dollars in debt?

No, just it's not all better if he declares bankruptcy. Nintendo ****ed him long time.

 

[lame-o]

What would have happened if he didn't agree? Jail time? I'd rather go to jail for like 2-3 years than be 1.3 million in debt.

 

[Bad^Hat]

Damn those people making money using their full legal right against someone. Hell, if anybody makes 'enough money' *subjective* they shouldn't be allowed to sue!

Merely pointing out that Nintendo don't *need* that much money, fair punishment or not. They're well within their rights (maybe), I'm just saying it's kind of excessive in light of their huge success, with this very game no less.

Also:

http://kotaku.com/5468379/somethings-not-quite-right-about-nintendos-aussie-pirate

THE PLOT THICKENS...?

 

[CyberPitz]

9/11 was created by the government!

 

[Krynn72]

What would have happened if he didn't agree? Jail time? I'd rather go to jail for like 2-3 years than be 1.3 million in debt.

I'd rather owe 1.3 million dollars than be raped for 2-3 years.

 

[Wizard]

It's not rape if you're gay.

 

[CyberPitz]

It's not rape if you can't say no.

 

[Ravioli]

Its not rape if its a swedish prison.

 

[VirusType2]

It's not rape if she's saying no, but you have headphones on.

Or if you are deaf, or if she is a mute. Not raep if gentle.

 

[Bad^Hat]

It's not rape if it's consensual.