Nintendo vs PC Box: Circumventing the law in copyright of gaming systems
By Mark Leiser
One of the great shortcomings of today’s gaming systems is the interoperability of the multimedia experience. A Wii can’t work on an XBOX which can’t work on a Playstation. However, beyond that it often takes special equipment to circumvent the protections against using the device to watch DVDs or Blu-Ray or even watch videos or listen to music.
A fascinating ruling (preliminary) was released by the ECJ recently on the case between games giant Nintendo and PC Box. Nintendo had taken a wrath of protectionist measures to ensure that its games are protected from copyright infringement. Nintendo argued that they Read full story ›
Source: The Drum




