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ROM Universe Owner Owes Nintendo $2.1M - Oni - 06-02-2021
Don't think they should be able to go after people for Gameboy-era ROMs, but it sounds like Storman was hosting Switch stuff.
Quote:The now-unemployed owner of a shuttered ROM distribution site has been ordered to pay $2.1 million in damages to Nintendo after trying and failing to defend himself in the case.
In September 2019, Nintendo filed a lawsuit against Los Angeles resident Matthew Storman over his operation of RomUniverse.com, which offered prominent downloads of "Nintendo Switch Scene Roms" and other copyrighted game files. At the time, Nintendo said that the site had been "among the most visited and notorious online hubs for pirated Nintendo video games" for "over a decade."
Storman has admitted that, in 2019, the site made up the bulk of his $30,000 to $36,000 a year in income. This included direct revenue from the sale of "premium unlimited accounts" for $30 per year that provided users with faster downloads and no limits. By the time Storman signed a September 2020 agreement with Nintendo to shut the site down, he said he was deriving $800 a month from the site. According to court documents, Storman's income is now derived primarily from "unemployment and food stamps."
Read More: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2021/06/former-rom-site-owner-must-pay-2-1-million-to-nintendo/
RE: ROM Universe Owner Owes Nintendo $2.1M - mothered - 06-02-2021
Quote:The now-unemployed owner of a shuttered ROM distribution site has been ordered to pay $2.1 million in damages to NintendoGood luck getting the said amount In full.
Quote:According to court documents, Storman's income is now derived primarily from "unemployment and food stamps."He'll probably be on a payment plan of 50$ a month.
RE: ROM Universe Owner Owes Nintendo $2.1M - Oni - 06-03-2021
(06-02-2021, 10:43 AM)mothered Wrote:Quote:The now-unemployed owner of a shuttered ROM distribution site has been ordered to pay $2.1 million in damages to NintendoGood luck getting the said amount In full.
Quote:According to court documents, Storman's income is now derived primarily from "unemployment and food stamps."He'll probably be on a payment plan of 50$ a month.
Reality is, he'll probably die before even a fraction is paid off. He could pay $50 a month for 80 years and they would still have less than $50000. That said, the installments might be more.
RE: ROM Universe Owner Owes Nintendo $2.1M - mothered - 06-03-2021
(06-03-2021, 04:18 AM)Oni Wrote: Reality is, he'll probably die before even a fraction is paid off.That's my point:
Quote:Good luck getting the said amount In full.
RE: ROM Universe Owner Owes Nintendo $2.1M - Spooky - 06-06-2021
Damn they probably weren't going to hit him with all the Gameboy roms, but once he started to upload the Switch files thats where they drew the line. Its dissapointing he only made short $40k and has to pay out a massive $2.1 Million.