Pirate Owes Nintendo 1.5 Million Dollars
Tom Hopkins 15:03, Tuesday 9 February 2010
Nintendo have won a court case against an Australian man that made Super Mario Bros. Wii available online
James Burt was convicted of uploading the game to the internet and has been ordered to pay the company AUD$1.5 million (£835,000/USD$1.3 million), "to compensate Nintendo for the loss of sales revenue caused by the individual's actions."
“James Burt was convicted of uploading the game to the internet”
Obviously we don't condone piracy, but we're not sure the inflated compensation figures individuals are being made to pay global corporations across all entertainment industries is the answer. Or is it? Let us know what you think...
[via Kotaku]
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