Summary
- The Cour de Cassation in France ruled Dstorage SAS liable for hosting pirated Nintendo games.
- The ruling upholds a 2023 verdict by the Paris Court of Appeals against Dstorage.
- Nintendo was pleased with the verdict, the latest victory in its ongoing anti-piracy campaign.
Nintendo scored another legal victory in its battle against piracy, as the highest judiciary court of France ruled that a file storage site, 1fichier.com, owned by Dstorage SAS, was liable for hosting pirated Nintendo games. Nintendo stated it was pleased with the court’s decision against Dstorage, and may set a precedent in France and Europe for game companies to use.
The court ruling is part of Nintendo’s ongoing campaign to combat piracy and protect its intellectual property. The company has used the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) to serve takedown notices to various websites and distribution services that host ROMS and emulators of Nintendo games and consoles. In late 2024, Nintendo ramped up its fight against video game piracy. The company won a court case by default over known Switch pirate James “Archbox” Williams after the latter failed to represent himself in court. Following the judgment, Nintendo looked to investigate any services that had ties to Williams or his piracy dealings, including companies like Reddit and GitHub.
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As Nintendo continued to serve notices against companies and individuals suspected of piracy, a major court ruling was handed down in its favor. First reported by VGC, the Cour de Cassation, France’s highest judiciary court, ruled that Dstorage SAS was liable for hosting pirated games via its website 1fichier.com. The high court ruled that Dstorage had failed to comply with a previous court order to take down Nintendo content upon the latter’s request. The ruling upheld the 2023 decision by the Paris Court of Appeals against Dstorage, which saw the storage company fined over €400,000 in compensation and legal fees. In response to the ruling from the Cour de Cassation, Nintendo stated that it was pleased that Dstorage was found liable, and that sites like 1fichier.com are not a haven for pirates to host ROMs or emulators.
Nintendo Wins Major Anti-Piracy Court Ruling In France
- The Cour de Cassation in France ruled Dstorage SAS was liable for hosting pirated Nintendo games.
- The ruling against Dstorage upholds a 2023 verdict by the Paris Court of Appeals.
- Nintendo stated it was pleased with the verdict in France.
- The verdict was part of Nintendo’s ongoing anti-piracy campaign.
Nintendo added that the ruling would impact France and Europe. Although Nintendo won another court victory, the company’s work remains far from finished. In 2024, following the shutdown of the Yuzu Switch emulator, Nintendo served a cease-and-desist notice to Modded Hardware, the creator of MiG Switch devices and other Switch hardware mods. Modded Hardware founder Ryan Daly continued to sell the MiG Switch until a lawsuit was filed.
As rumors about the Nintendo Switch 2’s release date and price circulate on social media, Nintendo’s anti-piracy measures continue to be tested. Only time will tell what Nintendo will do to combat the scalping and piracy of the Switch 2.
