Nintendo brutalizes swashbuckler

The Australian government isn’t the only one suppressing the rights of Australian citizens, it’s corporations too, including Nintendo.

Nintendo was able to use what it calls “sophisticated technological forensics” to catch one James Burt, of Australia, for uploading the first copy of New Super Mario Bros. Wii to the internet.

Burt now faces the staggering fine of $1.5 million AUD. That’s right, one person, who probably allowed no more than a few hundred people to download copies of the latest Mario game, and thus cost Nintendo no more than a few thousand theoretical dollars, owes the company $1.5 million.

This story is yet another example of a corporation pursuing small-time law breakers and running up the score for the sake of making an example out of them. Realistically, this man should only have to pay a fine of a few thousand dollars in damages. In an even more fair scenario, he should only have to pay a small fine of a few hundred dollars to his government, in a fashion not dissimilar to paying off a traffic violation ticket.

It’s time that individuals realized that corporations have enslaved us all. We need to stand up for personal freedoms and end this dystopia which is our present.

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