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Looks like someone besides hyperactive fan boys (we count ourselves amongst their noble ranks) have noticed Nintendo's recent tendency for running off at the patent mouth. The Electronics Frontier Foundation have updated their list of Top 10 patent abusers and number 8 on the list? Well, we spoiled it in the first sentence... it's Nintendo!
In particular, they are upset by Nintendo's attempt to patent emulation, which is protected under fair-use doctrine. Said Jason Schultz at the EFF:
. "A bunch of small game companies are writing these emulators, and they're really no threat to Nintendo,"
Of course, big video game companies trying to squash emulation development is nothing new. But patenting emulation as a whole? It's hard to look at that as anything less than delusional.
EFF Publishes Patent Hit List [Wired]
