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[-] JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world 18 points 6 months ago

If he started a GoFundMe id donate a few dollars

If I wasn't broke as fuck that is.

[-] Patches@sh.itjust.works 15 points 6 months ago

You'd willingly give Nintendo 30% of that GoFundMe?

[-] AeonFelis@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

Does a GoFundMe count as "income", or will Nintendo try to take 100% of it, in addition to 30% from his actual income?

[-] Patches@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 months ago

Why would it count as anything but income?

GoFundMe isn't some magical charity. It's just online begging.

[-] AeonFelis@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

One could also think of it as capital gains, since it grows in value when people "invest" in it. Nintendo's lawyers may claim that because of that it should not be considered an income but an "asset" that they can take in its entirety to cover some of the debt.

Then again - if that GoFundMe can actually cover the entire fine, that could turn out to be a good thing. Yes, we'll be giving money to Nintendo, but Nintendo does not really need that money. What they want is to ruin that man's life in order to send a message. If the public can un-ruin that life, that would send an opposite message - and a signal backed by money, too.

this post was submitted on 19 Dec 2023
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