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		zozbot234 on May 5, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Nintendo has reportedly suffered a significant leg... The article mentions that this would be unwise due to these documents being released illegally. Reverse engineering some existing system for the purpose of interoperability (as is common among homebrew enthusiasts) is legal; hacking into a Nintendo subcontractor's IT and leaking internal documentation obviously isn't.

Zenbit_UX on May 5, 2020 [–]

A developer can use the leak as a reference without being the one responsible for the leak. It sounds like it would be hugely beneficial.

roywiggins on May 5, 2020 | [–]

If Nintendo can prove they used it as a reference, that's evidence for a nasty lawsuit.

There's a reason why people go to these lengths:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_room_design

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