sirsquid@lemmy.ml to Linux Gaming@lemmy.ml · 5 months agoGitLab takes down Nintendo Switch emulator suyu due to the DMCAwww.gamingonlinux.comexternal-linkmessage-square56fedilinkarrow-up1279arrow-down13cross-posted to: emulation@lemmy.mlpcgaming@lemmy.ca
arrow-up1276arrow-down1external-linkGitLab takes down Nintendo Switch emulator suyu due to the DMCAwww.gamingonlinux.comsirsquid@lemmy.ml to Linux Gaming@lemmy.ml · 5 months agomessage-square56fedilinkcross-posted to: emulation@lemmy.mlpcgaming@lemmy.ca
minus-squareCurtisIAmCorn@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up48·5 months agoLooks like they’re hosting their own repo now as a result; https://git.suyu.dev/suyu/suyu
minus-squarecsm10495@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down4·5 months agoI wouldn’t want to be their host … or ISP … for when Nintendo comes a knocking. Like they’re not going to want to fight a lawsuit for this repo: they’ll cut the service off instead. I guess if it’s hosted in a country not friendly to DMCA, etc. they may be able to get away with it. Still risky though.
Looks like they’re hosting their own repo now as a result;
https://git.suyu.dev/suyu/suyu
I wouldn’t want to be their host … or ISP … for when Nintendo comes a knocking.
Like they’re not going to want to fight a lawsuit for this repo: they’ll cut the service off instead.
I guess if it’s hosted in a country not friendly to DMCA, etc. they may be able to get away with it. Still risky though.