US court orders Redditor to pay Nintendo £3.4m over Switch piracy
A US District Judge has granted Nintendo a £3.4 million ($4.5m) default judgment against James Williams, the former Reddit moderator known online as "Archbox", after he failed to respond to a lawsuit over alleged Nintendo Switch piracy. Read more
In a recent legal ruling, US District Judge has ordered former Reddit moderator, James Williams, also known as Archbox, to pay Nintendo £3.4 million ($4.5m) for allegedly facilitating the distribution of unauthorised Nintendo Switch games. The lawsuit was initiated by Nintendo in 2024, accusing Williams of operating a network of unauthorized shops that offered pirated Nintendo Switch games for public download.
The judge noted that Williams, despite not responding to the lawsuit, had likely been aware of it as he had hired a lawyer to object to a Google subpoena. Nintendo is seeking damages of $150,000 for each of the 30 games they claim Williams pirated, totaling $4.5 million. The ruling includes an injunction prohibiting Williams from distributing or encouraging the distribution of pirated Nintendo games.
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