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Portal 64 dev says “don’t be mad at Valve” for the project’s shutdown
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They are not defending Nintendo's IP, they are worried about having their IP associated with proprietary Nintendo libraries. They also didn't send a cease and desist but reached out to him directly and asked him to take it down.
You're right, and I should have double checked and worded it better. However, for all intents and purposes, politely asking him to take it down is the same as a cease and desist.
That is indeed apparent, however I still don't get it. What do they hope to gain from currying favour from Nintendo? They don't sell Nintendo games on Steam, and doing so is a pipe dream (lol sleepy Mario).
The result is the same but there's a huge difference between getting legally threatened by a big company and being asked nicely.
The knowledge of having zero chance to be sued by Nintendo.
Not really. Asking nicely can easily be a veiled threat.
But that's an excessively risk averse position to take. It doesn't even really fit for Valve, although it's common with lawyers. Hence why I don't think Valve has the right lawyers for their ethos.