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RomUniverse’s defense against Nintendo is that they didn’t know copyright-infringing content was on the site

A quirky defense against the gaming giant.

The case unfolding in the California federal court involving Nintendo and RomUniverse owner Matthew Storman, whom the game giant sued for copyright infringement, is turning into quite a spectacle.

Not only is Storman the only one who chose to legally contest Nintendo's onslaught against ROM sites - he's chosen some unusual ways to go about it, too.

One reason why other site owners decided to comply with the corporation's demands (either by shutting down or accepting to pay exorbitant amounts of money) is because legal battles are expensive.

Storman tried to fund his through a crowdfunding campaign that didn't succeed - but that didn't discourage him, either. He is now representing himself in court, and defending his actions regarding the site's operations. with what Techdirt thinks is little skill and questionable argumentation.

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