Nintendo Sues Switch Emulator Yuzu for Piracy and Copyright Violations
• Nintendo is suing the developers of the Switch emulator Yuzu for copyright violations and facilitating piracy.
• The lawsuit alleges Yuzu violates Nintendo's intellectual property rights by enabling users to play pirated Nintendo Switch games.
• Nintendo claims Yuzu circumvents protection measures and distributes information on how to unlawfully copy Nintendo games.
• The complaint states Yuzu essentially turns devices into "tools for massive intellectual property infringement."
• Nintendo argues there is no lawful way to use Yuzu to play Nintendo Switch games since it must decrypt the games' encryption.