Nintendo wins another lawsuit against file-sharing service hosting pirated content

TL;DR: Nintendo is a well-known hawk on game piracy. The Japanese game maker just celebrated its latest win in a file-sharing-related lawsuit, which ruled that storage companies are legally liable for hosting copyrighted or trademarked content on their web servers, even in France. Earlier this week, Nintendo emerged victorious in a lawsuit against French file-sharing company Dstorage. The company owns and operates the 1Fichier web service, which hosts pirated Nintendo content. A judge ruled that Dstorage must compensate the game giant for damages and legal fees. Nintendo's victory comes after years of fighting in the French judiciary system. The console maker got its first big win in 2021 when the Judicial Court of Paris ordered Dstorage to pay €935.000 ($1,013,467 US) after it found illegal copies of Nintendo games on 1Fichier. Dstorage appealed the verdict but lost again in 2023, and the court issued an even larger fine. The file-sharing company then brought the case before France ... Read full article.