Dolphin, Steam, and the Wii Common Key - ModChat 104

Back in March 2023 it was announced that Dolphin, the GameCube and Wii emulator, would be getting an upcoming release on Steam. About two months later the impending Steam release was taken down from the Steam storefront, with news coming out of this being a Cease & Desist sent over to Valve from Nintendo themselves. Now a week removed from the initial takedown, we take a look at what’s been going on, what the issue is, and possibly how Dolphin could fix the issue of keys being pointed out as the issue here.

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Timestamps!

0:00 – Intro
1:28 – Dolphin on Steam Indefinitely Postponed
3:43 – The Issue of the Wii Common Key
4:59 – Clarification on the Takedown
8:27 – Citra Dev’s Take on This
11:27 – Added Bonus: The Use of Screenshots
13:58 – An Example of this Done Correctly?
23:38 – Final Thoughts

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Sources Cited (All Used With Fair Use In Mind)

Dolphin on Steam Indefinitely Postponed:
https://dolphin-emu.org/blog/2023/05/27/dolphin-steam-indefinitely-postponed/

The Issue of the Wii Common Key:
https://twitter.com/LuigiBlood/status/1662255762649874433

Clarification on the Takedown:
https://mastodon.delroth.net/@delroth/110440301402516214

Citra Dev’s Take on This:
https://www.reddit.com/r/emulation/comments/13ss1o9/nintendo_sends_valve_dmca_notice_to_block_steam/jlry1kq/

The Use of Screenshots:
https://www.copyright.gov/fair-use/summaries/sonycomputer-bleem-9thcir2000.pdf