Gary Bowser has to pay Nintendo 14.5 Million dollars, but who is really to blame? Is this another example of corporate greed, and cruelty? Or is there more to this story than meets the eye?

I'm Moony: a lawyer. This is a quick follow-up video to the one on PointCrow: Episode 2 of this mini-series. Please pardon the editing: I finished this video quickly, to make sure it was timely.

In this video, we discuss the legality of piracy, and distinguish piracy devices from regular old hardware! We also discuss the game genie, and the complicated nature of civil and federal penalties.

Are there any real heroes in this story? Let's find out, together!

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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
01:48 - Chapter 1: The Legality of Mods and Fair Use
5:37 - Tangent: The Game Genie
10:48 - Who is Team Xecutor?
15:19 - Chapter 2: The Crimes Committed and the Punishments
20:18 - Max Louarn: The (Alleged) Head of Xecutor
22:46 - Conclusion
24:20 - Credits Gag
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Additional Reading:
17 U.S.C. §1201(b)
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/te...

Lewis Galoob Toys, Inc. v. Nintendo of America, Inc., 780 F. Supp. 1283 (N.D. Cal. 1991)
https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/...

Micro Star v o Star v. FormGen, Inc. 154 F ormGen, Inc. 154 F.3d 1107 (9th Cir .3d 1107 (9th Cir. 1997)
https://via.library.depaul.edu/cgi/vi...

Gary Bowser Federal Indictment
https://www.justice.gov/opa/press-rel...

Nintendo v. Bowser: Consent to Entry of Judgment And Permanent Injunction
https://storage.courtlistener.com/rec...

COURT DOCKET:
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/...

Plea Agreement:
https://storage.courtlistener.com/rec...

Civil Suit Complaint:
https://static.wiidatabase.de/nintend...

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The Track List, by Fan Request:
Sorry, I had to get rid of the timestamps; they were messing with the chapters!

(1) Inside the Pirate Ship - The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker
(2) Treasure Trove Cove - Banjo Kazooie
(3) Bosun Bill - Sea of Thieves
(4) Athletic Theme - Super Mario World 2 Yoshi's Island
(5) FF5 Pirates Ahoy! (Saronia Docks) - World of Final Fantasy
(6) The Cat Pirates - Potionomics
(7) Gangplank Galleon - Donkey Kong Country
(8) Opening Theme - The Secret of Monkey Island Special Edition
(9) Pirate Lagoon - Diddy Kong Racing
(10) Becalmed - Sea of Thieves
(11) You Are a Pirate! - Lazytown

[   • Do What You Want, Cause A Pirate Is F...  ]
If you remember this, you might be getting old!

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Subtitles by: James Hugh
(Thank you, James!)