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Do you love speed runs and ROM hack videos? Not if Nintendo has anything to say about it! According to
Destructoid, Nintendo of America has been on a copyright infringement spree against any YouTube video that they find violates their Intellectual Property (IP). This includes Speed Runs and Romhacks but isn't necessarily limited to only those. One of those whom have been affected is Panga, who's had about 80% of its videos removed for his speed runs and romhack videos.Nintendo had sent the following E-Mail to Panga:
“ We wish to inform you that the videos in question infringe Nintendo's copyrights. As the owner of the copyright in the games: Mario Kart 8, Super Mario World, and Pokémon, Nintendo has the exclusive right to perform the games publicly or to make derivative works based on the games. By making a derivative work using Nintendo's IP, and then displaying Nintendo's IP on your YouTube channel, you have violated Nintendo's exclusive rights. Nintendo understands that its fans are the reason for its success, and we are always happy to see people share their passion for Nintendo's games. At the same time, Nintendo's intellectual property constitutes its most valuable assets, and the unauthorized use of these assets jeopardizes Nintendo's rights. Because of this, we ask that you please remove the video in question from your channel, and confirm that you will not post any videos using unauthorized software or copies of games, distribute or continue work on the modification, or take any other steps that would infringe Nintendo's rights. Nintendo encourages fan engagement on YouTube through the Nintendo Creators Program. Under the program, participants are granted a license to use Nintendo’s characters, games, and other intellectual property, subject to the Code of Conduct included with the agreement. However, please note that this Code of Conduct prohibits you, among other things, from posting any content using unauthorized software or copies of games. This includes videos featuring tool-assisted speedruns, which require making a copy of a game's ROM file, and running the copied ROM through an emulator. If you are interested in learning more about the Nintendo Creators Program, please see: https://r.ncp.nintendo.net/ Thank you for your understanding. Sincerely, Nintendo Anti-Piracy Team
” - Nintendo
Many speculate the reason why Nintendo is doing this to its loyal fans
(there aren't that many left, treat us with respect please!), some speculate it's to not confuse Mario Maker with ROM hacks, others believe their lawyers are out of control and NOA doesn't really have a say in it yet. Nintendo has every right to do what they do, but it's arguably not good business practice to attack fans like this. Ironically, romhacks were the very reason I looked forward to and bought a copy of Mario Maker
(review coming soon!).But perhaps there's a reason for their madness, allow me to explain in just a moment. First, here's a list of different copies of Super Mario Bros that I have
(which are almost all identical to one-another):- A copy of the original Super Mario Bros- A copy of the Duck Hunt & Super Mario Bros- Super Mario All Stars (SNES)- Super Mario DX (Gameboy Color)- Super Mario Bros (Wii)- Every Nintendo system ever made (I even have duplicates for some)- Oxidization causes games and consoles to stop working over timeThey say it's illegal to have a ROM
(even though you own x amount of copies already) but yet it's perfectly legal to buy a used copy
(which I refuse to do unless I absolutely have no choice if the game is really dated). Now, I'm not trying to spark a debate over the legalization of ROMs but I am questioning the reasons why Nintendo is suddenly blocking videos relating to ROM hacking but pays no attention to ROMs themself. To me, this seems like they are not going after ROMs or ROM hackers, but rather videos that may confuse the non-educated what Mario / Mario Maker may actually be. In their eyes, they think of it as a threat, as in the quality of Mario hacks aren't up to Nintendo's standards and therefore don't want to be associated with it, nor do they want people to believe it is a product of Nintendo. I believe that they believe that this will negatively impact the overall sales of Mario Maker. Remember, their lawyers were busy when Mario Maker was announced and YouTube channels fell apart fast.What do you think the reason Nintendo is doing this for and do you think they are right for doing it?
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