Nintendo's Copyright Strikes Push Away Its Biggest Fans

Of all its characters, Nintendo is best represented by Kirby, a cutesy pink blob named after an intellectual property litigator. In 1983, John Kirby convinced a judge that Donkey Kong was not a trademark infringement of Universal Pictures' King Kong. The win helped pave the way for the company's wild success in the video game industry. Now, it is Nintendo that doles out the legal claims to protect its IP. The latest fan fixed in the hot glare of Nintendo's Sauronic eye also happens to be one of the most well-known.